A spatio‐temporal long‐term assessment on the ecological response of reef communities in a Caribbean marine protected area

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail Martínez‐Rendis ◽  
Gilberto Acosta‐González ◽  
Jesús Ernesto Arias‐González
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Ecological Response ◽  
Reef Communities ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Palaeoenvironmental determination of biogeochemistry and ecological response in an estuarine marine protected area

2020 ◽  
pp. 667-683
Author(s):  
Laura H. Crossley ◽  
Peter Langdon ◽  
David Sear ◽  
John A. Dearing ◽  
Ian W. Croudace
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Ecological Response

scholarly journals Structure and spatio-temporal dynamics of artisanal fisheries around a Mediterranean marine protected area

2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aitor Forcada ◽  
Carlos Valle ◽  
José L. Sánchez-Lizaso ◽  
Just T. Bayle-Sempere ◽  
Fabio Corsi
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Marine Reserve ◽  
Fishing Effort ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Artisanal Fisheries ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Abstract Forcada, A., Valle, C., Sánchez-Lizaso, J. L., Bayle-Sempere, J. T., and Corsi, F. 2010. Structure and spatio-temporal dynamics of artisanal fisheries around a Mediterranean marine protected area. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 191–203. Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been proposed and established throughout the world, but few studies have adequately assessed the spatial adaptations of fishers to the limitations imposed by their placement. The main objectives of this work were to identify and describe the characteristics of the artisanal fisheries around Tabarca Marine Reserve (western Mediterranean Sea) and to define their activity in space and time. Data were collected through questionnaires to fishers and onboard sampling. The artisanal fisheries were complex owing to the multispecific nature of the landings, the variety of gears involved, and their marked seasonality. All boats of the three harbours around the MPA were assessed, for a total of 32 boats. The fishers exploit 18 fishing grounds with eight gear types, for a total of 17 métiers. Mullus trammelnet, Sepia trammelnet, and sparid longline are the most frequently used métiers. The main factors determining the spatial distribution of the fishing effort are proximity to home harbour, habitat heterogeneity, and closeness to the MPA. Total fishing effort appeared slightly concentrated around the MPA, but each métier showed different patterns of effort distribution. Although the sparid gillnet and the sparid longline concentrated along MPA boundaries, the Sepia trammelnet and the Mullus trammelnet did not.

scholarly journals Evidence of the top–down role of predators in structuring sublittoral rocky-reef communities in a Marine Protected Area and nearby areas of the Canary Islands

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Clemente ◽  
José Carlos Hernández ◽  
Alberto Brito
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Adult Density ◽  
Top Down ◽  
El Hierro ◽  
Reef Communities ◽  
Predation Rates

Abstract Clemente, S., Hernández, J. C., and Brito, A. 2009. Evidence of the top–down role of predators in structuring sublittoral rocky-reef communities in a Marine Protected Area and nearby areas of the Canary Islands. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 64–71. Differences in the sea urchin Diadema aff. antillarum population structure, which have been attributed to removal of predatory fish through overfishing, are observed throughout the Canary Islands. Low urchin abundances and a “desired conservation state” are currently found in Mar de Las Calmas Marine Protected Area and nearby fished areas (FAs) in El Hierro Island, in contrast to the occurrence of high urchin densities and the “undesired conservation state” in the highly FAs (HFAs) of Tenerife Island. Under these different levels of fishing pressure, we consider a set of ecological variables potentially affecting urchin populations (settlement, recruitment, adult urchin densities, predation rates, and abundance of urchin fish predators) to infer their magnitude and relative importance in addressing community-wide changes. No differences in settlement and recruitment rates were found, but predation pressure was higher in El Hierro, where adult density was low and predation rates were high. The combination of these factors provides evidence of a top–down control of sublittoral reef communities. Although the effect of protection was less clear, we demonstrate the positive effects of reduced fishing effort in enhancing trophic cascade processes and reducing the establishment of barren grounds.

scholarly journals Seasonal influence on the bathymetric distribution of an endangered fish within a marine protected area

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Brazo ◽  
R. Marques ◽  
M. Zimmermann ◽  
E. Aspillaga ◽  
B. Hereu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Fish Distribution ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Critical Periods ◽  
Bathymetric Distribution ◽  
Vertical Movements ◽  
Endangered Fish ◽  
Vertical Segregation ◽  
Spatio Temporal

AbstractThe spatio-temporal variability of fish distribution is important to better manage and protect the populations of endangered species. In this sense, the vertical movements of a vulnerable and protected species, Sciaena umbra, were assessed in a marine protected area (the Réserve Naturelle Marine de Cerbère-Banyuls, south of France) to study the variability of their bathymetric distribution at different time scales. Twenty adults were marked with acoustic transmitters and acoustically monitored over 2.5 years. This revealed that some individuals remained at shallow waters (< 8 m) all year round, while others presented vertical segregation at deeper waters during the cold months (mean depth of 22.5 ± 0.04 m) and all aggregated in shallow waters during the warm months. The brown meagre was more active during the night, except in June and July when peaks of activity were observed at dusk. These patterns are likely associated with foraging and reproductive behavior during the cold and warm periods, respectively, and likely regulated by water temperature and the depth of the thermocline. Here, we provide valuable information on when and where in the water column critical periods of S. umbra life cycle are expected to occur, which should be considered in management and protection plans.

scholarly journals Long-term and spillover effects of a marine protected area on an exploited fish community

2009 ◽  
Vol 384 ◽  
pp. 47-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Stobart ◽  
R Warwick ◽  
C González ◽  
S Mallol ◽  
D Díaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Spillover Effects

scholarly journals INTEGRATING LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH (LTER) AND MARINE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
pp. 279-300
Author(s):  
Ricardo Jessouroun Miranda ◽  
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Ana Cláudia Mendes Malhado ◽  
Nidia Noemi Fabré ◽  
Vandick da Silva Batista ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Protected Area Management ◽  
Ecological Research ◽  
Long Term Ecological Research ◽  
Area Management
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