Marine partially protected areas: drivers of ecological effectiveness

No-take marine reserves are the most effective protected areas in the ocean

(2017) Enric Sala et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally

(2017) David A. Gill et al.   NATURE

Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis

(2017) Sylvaine Giakoumi et al.   Scientific Reports

Demographic effects of full vs. partial protection from harvesting: inference from an empirical before-after control-impact study on Atlantic cod

(2015) Albert Fernández-Chacón et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Making waves: The science and politics of ocean protection

(2015) J. Lubchenco et al.   SCIENCE

Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean

(2015) Benjamin S. Halpern et al.   Nature Communications

Recovery trajectories of kelp forest animals are rapid yet spatially variable across a network of temperate marine protected areas

(2015) Jennifer E. Caselle et al.   Scientific Reports

Applying empirical estimates of marine protected area effectiveness to assess conservation plans in British Columbia, Canada

(2014) Natalie C. Ban et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

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

(2014) Graham J. Edgar et al.   NATURE

Response of Rocky Reef Top Predators (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) in and Around Marine Protected Areas in the Western Mediterranean Sea

(2014) Carlos Werner Hackradt et al.   PLoS One

Evaluating the relative conservation value of fully and partially protected marine areas

(2013) Marija Sciberras et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

Global Effects of Local Human Population Density and Distance to Markets on the Condition of Coral Reef Fisheries

(2012) JOSHUA E. CINNER et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Reexamining the science of marine protected areas: linking knowledge to action

(2011) Helen E. Fox et al.   Conservation Letters

Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes

(2011) Camilo Mora et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

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

Evaluating effects of total and partial restrictions to fishing on Mediterranean rocky-reef fish assemblages

(2009) A Di Franco et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Management Effectiveness of the World's Marine Fisheries

(2009) Camilo Mora et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Italian marine reserve effectiveness: Does enforcement matter?

(2008) Paolo Guidetti et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Marine reserves: size and age do matter

(2008) Joachim Claudet et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Biological responses in marine no-take reserves versus partially protected areas

(2008) SE Lester et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands

(2008) Stuart A. Sandin et al.   PLoS One