Can marine reserves restore lost ecosystem functioning? A global synthesis

Latitude, temperature, and habitat complexity predict predation pressure in eelgrass beds across the Northern Hemisphere

(2018) Pamela L. Reynolds et al.   ECOLOGY

Bioerosion in a changing world: a conceptual framework

(2018) Timothy M. Davidson et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Herbivore abundance, grazing rates and feeding pathways on Australian temperate reefs inside and outside marine reserves: How are things on the west coast?

(2017) Adrian M. Ferguson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally

(2017) David A. Gill et al.   NATURE

How to heal an ocean

(2017) Boris Worm   NATURE

Protection of large predators in a marine reserve alters size-dependent prey mortality

(2017) Rebecca L. Selden et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Marine reserves lag behind wilderness in the conservation of key functional roles

(2016) Stéphanie D’agata et al.   Nature Communications

Hotspots of predation persist outside marine reserves in the historically fished Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Jordi Boada et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Using community-level metrics to monitor the effects of marine protected areas on biodiversity

(2015) Candan U. Soykan et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

The portfolio concept in ecology and evolution

(2015) Daniel E Schindler et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Resource type influences the effects of reserves and connectivity on ecological functions

(2015) Nicholas A. Yabsley et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Herbivore cross-scale redundancy supports response diversity and promotes coral reef resilience

(2015) Kirsty L. Nash et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean

(2015) D. J. McCauley et al.   SCIENCE

High vulnerability of ecosystem function and services to diversity loss in Caribbean coral reefs

(2014) Fiorenza Micheli et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A century of fish biomass decline in the ocean

(2014) V Christensen et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features

(2014) Graham J. Edgar et al.   NATURE

On Escalation

(2013) Geerat J. Vermeij   Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Assessment of commercial and recreational fishing effects on trophic interactions in the Cap Roux area (north-western Mediterranean)

(2012) Catherine Seytre et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Marine reserves reduce risk of climate-driven phase shift by reinstating size- and habitat-specific trophic interactions

(2012) S. D. Ling et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Global patterns in the impact of marine herbivores on benthic primary producers

(2012) Alistair G. B. Poore et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Effects of predation and habitat structure on the abundance and population structure of the rock shrimp Rhynchocinetes typus (Caridea) on temperate rocky reefs

(2012) Nicolas C. Ory et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Interactive effects of depth and marine protection on predation and herbivory patterns

(2012) A Vergés et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Testing for top-down control: can post-disturbance fisheries closures reverse algal dominance?

(2011) T.R. McClanahan et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Diversity and stability of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs

(2011) Loïc M. Thibaut et al.   ECOLOGY

Bio-ORACLE: a global environmental dataset for marine species distribution modelling

(2011) Lennert Tyberghein et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Depletion of predatory fish by fishing in a ­temperate reef ecosystem leads to indirect effects on prey, but not to lower trophic levels

(2011) K Cook et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Context-dependent effects of marine protected areas on predatory interactions

(2011) S Clemente et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Human activity selectively impacts the ecosystem roles of parrotfishes on coral reefs

(2011) D. R. Bellwood et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth

(2011) James A. Estes et al.   SCIENCE

Landscape of fear visible from space

(2011) Elizabeth M. P. Madin et al.   Scientific Reports

Behavioral responses to variable predation risk in the California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus

(2010) CL Loflen et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Designing marine reserve networks for both conservation and fisheries management

(2010) S. D. Gaines et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Decadal trends in marine reserves reveal differential rates of change in direct and indirect effects

(2010) R. C. Babcock et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Is There a Latitudinal Gradient in the Importance of Biotic Interactions?

(2009) Douglas W. Schemske et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Changes in invertebrate and macroalgal populations in Tasmanian marine reserves in the decade following protection

(2009) Neville S. Barrett et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

How effective are MPAs? Predation control and ‘spill-in effects’ in seagrass–coral reef lagoons under contrasting fishery management

(2009) JS Eklöf et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Biological effects within no-take marine reserves: a global synthesis

(2009) SE Lester et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Overfishing reduces resilience of kelp beds to climate-driven catastrophic phase shift

(2009) S. D. Ling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Marine reserves: size and age do matter

(2008) Joachim Claudet et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Survival and behaviour of juvenile red rock lobster,Jasus edwardsii, on rocky reefs with varying predation pressure and habitat complexity

(2008) K. A. S. Mislan et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Marine protection and meadow size alter fish herbivory in seagrass ecosystems

(2008) P Prado et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES