Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Benjamin J. J. Hanns, Nick T. T. Shears
Summary: This study finds that continuous modelling strategies can underestimate the rapid change in abundance at reserve boundaries, leading to overestimations of edge-effects and spill-over. By quantifying the abundance of spiny lobster across reserve boundaries in two marine reserves in New Zealand, it is found that abrupt changes in abundance were best represented with models that incorporated a stepwise function or modelled data from reserve and fished areas independently. Despite the mobile nature of the lobster species, little evidence of edge-effects and spill-over was found within and adjacent to the surveyed marine reserves, while standard continuous modelling approaches overestimated the extent of these effects.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Germain Boussarie, Dorothee Kopp, Gael Lavialle, Maud Mouchet, Marie Morfin
Summary: Direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures are expected to lower the provided ecosystem services in the future. Protected areas and renewable energies are being implemented to address these impacts. However, sharing space between offshore wind farms (OWFs), marine protected areas (MPAs), and fisheries is challenging due to low acceptability and underrepresentation of fisheries. In this study, a marine spatial planning framework was developed to explore siting scenarios that conserve species, regulate ecosystem services, and ensure equitable impacts on fisheries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Rachel P. Hickcox, Thomas Mattern, Melanie J. Young, Mariano Rodriguez-Recio, Yolanda van Heezik, Philip J. Seddon
Summary: Conservation of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin in New Zealand has focused mainly on terrestrial threats, with little attention given to marine threats. This study assessed the overlap between the penguin's marine distribution and resources, risks, and areas of refugia. It found that the suitable penguin habitat overlaps with gillnet and trawl fisheries, while only a small percentage of the penguin range is covered by current MPAs.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Diego Panzeri, Tommaso Russo, Enrico Arneri, Roberto Carlucci, Gianpiero Cossarini, Igor Isajlovic, Svjetlana Krstulovic Sifner, Chiara Manfredi, Francesco Masnadi, Marco Reale, Giuseppe Scarcella, Cosimo Solidoro, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Nedo Vrgoc, Walter Zupa, Simone Libralato
Summary: Spatial fisheries management is an effective method to reduce overfishing and protect biodiversity. However, accurately identifying ecologically meaningful areas can be challenging in mixed fisheries. This study developed a species distribution model that integrates various methods to determine the best locations for fisheries management.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Francis K. C. Hui, David I. Warton, Scott D. Foster, Christopher R. Haak
Summary: We introduce community-level basis function models (CBFMs) as an approach for spatiotemporal joint distribution modelling. CBFMs can be viewed as related to spatiotemporal latent variable models, where the latent variables are replaced by a set of pre-specified spatiotemporal basis functions which are common across species. CBFMs can be used for a variety of reasons, such as inferring patterns of habitat use in space and time, understanding how residual covariation between species varies spatially and/or temporally, and spatiotemporal predictions of species-and community-level quantities.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
K. Madarcos, M. Fortnam, L. Gajardo, T. Chaigneau, Rj Manucan, G. Cadigal, J. Matulac, L. Creencia, B. Gonzales, L. Evans
Summary: This study analyzes the factors and strategies for establishing marine zoning in low-income tropical areas and highlights the importance and influence of political economy on the implementation and outcomes of marine spatial planning. The study found that marine zoning can be durable when institutionalized in national law and adopted by local coordinating bodies, but it remains an externally-driven agenda. The study suggests that participatory decision-making and power distribution should be explicit from the early stages of marine spatial planning implementation in tropical areas to address conflicts and trade-offs.
Article
Geography
P. Abdul Azeez, Prathibha Rohit, K. Mohammed Koya, Latha Shenoy, Ashok Kumar Jaiswar, Mini Raman, Shikha Rahangdale, Divu Damodaran
Summary: Spatial conservation planning in Indian waters requires knowledge of the spatial distribution of bycatch in fishing grounds. A preliminary study on the northwest coast of India identified the persistent bycatch areas for mid-water trawlers targeting largehead hairtails. By analyzing species abundance and habitat preferences, it was found that bycatch was concentrated in the inshore area during certain seasons. The distribution map of bycatch will aid in the implementation of spatial management measures.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guido Leurs, Karin J. van der Reijden, Sidi Yahya Cheikhna Lemrabott, Ica Barry, Diosnes Manuel Nonque, Han Olff, Samuel Ledo Pontes, Aissa Regalla, Laura L. Govers
Summary: The study reveals that industrial fishing activities are mainly concentrated in the buffer zones near MPAs, which can have impacts on elasmobranch species, especially predatory species. The bycatch of elasmobranchs varies in different seasons in the waters of Mauritania and Guinea Bissau.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Glen Wright, Kristina M. Gjerde, David E. Johnson, Aria Finkelstein, Maria Adelaide Ferreira, Daniel C. Dunn, Mariamalia Rodriguez Chaves, Anthony Grehan
Summary: With increasing pressure on marine areas beyond national jurisdiction, the international community is initiating negotiations for a legally binding agreement on biodiversity conservation. The current international legal framework lacks holistic area-based management tools for ABNJ, but marine spatial planning is proposed as a potential tool to be included in the new agreement.
Article
Oceanography
X. Vergara, A. Carmona, L. Nahuelhual
Summary: Based on a case study in the Magallanes region in southern Chile, the research illustrates the spatial connections and decoupling between ecosystem service (ES) provisioning and benefiting areas. Marine spatial planning can play a crucial role in changing decoupling situations to ensure sustainable access to local people.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. Justin Nowakowski, Steven W. J. Canty, Nathan J. Bennett, Courtney E. Cox, Abel Valdivia, Jessica L. Deichmann, Thomas S. Akre, Sara E. Bonilla-Anariba, Sebastien Costedoat, Melanie McField
Summary: This study provides quantitative evidence that marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Mesoamerican region deliver co-benefits for fish and people, as indicated by higher fish abundances and improved well-being indicators near MPAs.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Daniel Ovando, Darcy Bradley, Echelle Burns, Lennon Thomas, James Thorson
Summary: Designing effective spatial management strategies for marine ecosystems is challenging due to their complexity and uncertainties. This paper presents a modelling framework called marlin, which can simulate the bio-economic dynamics of marine systems efficiently. The framework can be used for both management and research purposes. The study demonstrates the capabilities of marlin through two case studies on marine protected areas (MPAs) and their impacts on conservation and food production. It shows how the framework can assess the distributional outcomes and climate resilience of different MPA design strategies and fishing fleets. The paper highlights the importance of intermediate complexity simulation in predicting and managing trade-offs among conservation, fisheries yields, and distributional outcomes of management policies affected by spatial bio-economic dynamics.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Betty Queffelec, Marie Bonnin, Beatrice Ferreira, Sophie Bertrand, Solange Teles Da Silva, Fatou Diouf, Brice Trouillet, Annie Cudennec, Adrien Brunel, Odeline Billant, Hilde Toonen
Summary: Ocean grabbing, where traditional users are pushed aside by new development activities, must be prevented to maintain social equity. In tropical Atlantic countries like Brazil and Senegal, examples of ocean grabbing already exist. Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) could be an opportunity to prevent ocean grabbing, but also poses risks of increasing it. It requires caution to ensure equitable decisions and should take into account the specificities of the tropical Atlantic context.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Brice Trouillet, Stephen Jay
Summary: Systems of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are often developed in parallel, but lack integration due to the longer history and established institutional frameworks of marine conservation. However, there are various options available to link these processes more closely together.
Article
Oceanography
Vera Rullens, Fabrice Stephenson, Andrew M. Lohrer, Michael Townsend, Conrad A. Pilditch
Summary: This study used boosted regression trees to predict the occurrence probability and density of two key estuarine bivalve species at a fine spatial scale, revealing differences in habitat usage and distribution between the species. The results showed that high occurrence probability does not necessarily correspond to high density, emphasizing the need for more informative species density models in ecosystem management.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Martina Cendoya, Ana Hubel, David Conesa, Antonio Vicent
Summary: Spatial species distribution models often assume isotropy and stationarity, but such assumptions are violated when dispersal barriers are present. This study evaluated the influence of barriers on the distribution of Xylella fastidiosa in Alicante, Spain. The results showed that barriers reduced the probability of X. fastidiosa presence outside the barrier, and gaps in the barrier increased the probability in areas with low sampling intensity. These findings are important for prioritizing surveillance and disease control efforts.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Francisco Rodenas-Rigla, David Conesa, Antonio Lopez-Quilez, Estrella Dura-Ferrandis
Summary: This study aimed to design two new classifier systems to detect the risk of hospital admission for elderly patients with chronic conditions. Through logistic regression analysis of predictor variables, reasonable values of 0.722 and 0.744 were obtained for the area under the ROC curve.
Article
Fisheries
Iosu Paradinas, Joan Gimenez, David Conesa, Antonio Lopez-Quilez, Maria Grazia Pennino
Summary: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are promising for the conservation and recovery of marine ecosystems and fishery management, but the dynamic nature of marine systems has led to debates on more dynamic designs. This study proposes a method to assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of fishery management priority areas, emphasizing the importance of regularly reassessing MPA designs.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isabelle Anguelovski, James J. T. Connolly, Helen Cole, Melissa Garcia-Lamarca, Margarita Triguero-Mas, Francesc Baro, Nicholas Martin, David Conesa, Galia Shokry, Carmen Perez del Pulgar, Lucia Arguelles Ramos, Austin Matheney, Elsa Gallez, Emilia Oscilowicz, Jesua Lopez Manez, Blanca Sarzo, Miguel Angel Beltran, Joaquin Martinez Minaya
Summary: There is a positive relationship between new greenspaces and gentrification, which can lead to social and racial inequalities, as well as environmental and climate injustice. This relationship is important for urbanization.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Margarita Triguero-Mas, Isabelle Anguelovski, James J. T. Connolly, Nick Martin, Austin Matheney, Helen V. S. Cole, Carmen Perez-Del-Pulgar, Melissa Garcia-Lamarca, Galia Shokry, Lucia Arguelles, David Conesa, Elsa Gallez, Blanca Sarzo, Miguel Angel Beltran, Jesua Lopez Manez, Joaquin Martinez-Minaya, Emilia Oscilowicz, Mariana C. Arcaya, Francesc Baro
Summary: Cities globally are implementing re-naturing projects to address urban challenges, but these interventions may also lead to green gentrification. This study analyzed 28 mid-sized cities in North America and Western Europe and found that parks are positively associated with gentrification processes, while newly designated nature preserves are negatively associated.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Joao Carmezim, Maria Grazia Pennino, Joaquin Martinez-Minaya, David Conesa, Marta Coll
Summary: The study assesses the interaction between different fish species richness and anthropogenic threats in the Mediterranean Sea. It found that areas with higher fish richness are mainly located along the western and northern shores, with lower values in the southeastern regions. The results suggest that higher salinity, lower chlorophyll-a and phosphate concentrations in colder areas are more favorable for fish richness.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nora C. Monsalve, Antonio Lopez-Quilez
Summary: This paper proposes a structured additive regression (STAR) model for modeling the occurrence of a disease in fields or nurseries. The model utilizes Bayesian kriging to build prediction probability maps, providing computational efficiency and accuracy. The use of the integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA) with the stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) approach allows for efficient computation with large datasets. The methodology also allows for evaluation of different sampling strategies and recognition of spatial components' relevance in the studied phenomenon.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jose C. Baez, Maria Grazia Pennino, Ivone A. Czerwinski, Marta Coll, Jose M. Bellido, Jose Maria Sanchez-Laulhe, Alberto Garcia, Ana Giraldez, Carlos Garcia-Soto
Summary: This study investigates the effects of long-distance climatic oscillations on the catch fluctuations of European anchovy and sardine in the Western Mediterranean Sea. It found that the Pacific Decadal Oscillation favors sardine, while the Western Mediterranean Oscillation Index and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation favor anchovy.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Joan Gimenez, Marta Albo-Puigserver, Raul Laiz-Carrion, Elena Lloret-Lloret, Jose Maria Bellido, Marta Coll
Summary: The trophic position of European sardine remains similar across different areas of the north-western Mediterranean, despite changes in nitrogen stable isotope values. Using compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids allows for accurate estimation of trophic position, decoupling it from variations in the baseline isotopes. Lack of a proper regional baseline limits the interpretation of nitrogen stable isotope values.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Lucas dos Santos Rodrigues, Maria Grazia Pennino, David Conesa, Eidi Kikuchi, Paul Gerhard Kinas, Fabiana Goncalves Barbosa, Luis Gustavo Cardoso
Summary: Ecological niche models and species distribution models have been widely used in various studies. In recent years, these models have been applied to marine environmental issues, especially to improve the forecasting and capturing of fishery resources. This study provides a bibliometric analysis of articles related to the use of these models in marine fishery resources, presenting their characteristics and findings.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Joaquin Martinez-Minaya, Finn Lindgren, Antonio Lopez-Quilez, Daniel Simpson, David Conesa
Summary: This article introduces a Laplace approximation method for Bayesian inference in Dirichlet regression models, which allows analyzing skewed and heteroscedastic variables on a simplex without data transformation. The article provides theoretical foundations, implementation details, and introduces the dirinla package in R-language for Dirichlet regression. Simulation studies validate the proposed method, and a real data case-study demonstrates its application.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND GRAPHICAL STATISTICS
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Iosu Paradinas, Janine B. Illian, Alexandre Alonso-Fernaendez, Maria Grazia Pennino, Sophie Smout
Summary: Species Distribution Models (SDMs) play a crucial role in fisheries management, and the integration of various data sources has become an attractive approach to improve model predictions. Integrated Species Distribution Models (ISDMs) have the ability to formally combine different types of data and account for scale proportional gear efficiencies. This study demonstrates the use of ISDMs to integrate information from afishery-independent trawl survey and a fishery-dependent trammel net observations, showing the sensitivity of model outputs to different weightings for the commercial data. The results are compared to ensemble modelling, highlighting the requirement for consistency in response variables and link functions across models.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Iosu Paradinas, Janine Illian, Sophie Smout, Judi Hewitt
Summary: Species Distribution Models often include spatial effects that improve predictions and reduce errors. However, interpreting spatial patterns becomes difficult due to the presence of unidentified drivers. This study demonstrates that spatial effects can smooth out the effects of multiple unaccounted drivers.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marta Coll, Jose Maria Bellido, Maria Grazia Pennino, Marta Albo-Puigserver, Jose Carlos Baez, Villy Christensen, Xavier Corrales, Elena Fernandez-Corredor, Joan Gimenez, Laura Julia, Elena Lloret-Lloret, Diego Macias, Jazel Ouled-Cheikh, Francisco Ramirez, Valerio Sbragaglia, Jeroen Steenbeek
Summary: In the Western Mediterranean Sea, there have been notable changes in the abundance, body condition, growth, reproduction, and distribution of forage fishes. These changes can be attributed to various factors such as increased fishing mortality, environmental changes, recovery of top predators, and increased competition. By using ecosystem-based modeling, researchers investigated the main drivers and changes in the pelagic ecosystem of the region. The results highlight the importance of considering these factors and adopting an ecosystem-based approach in managing the Mediterranean Sea.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
