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Marine Protected Areas and Reserves: 2005 Publications

Abesamis, R.A. and Russ, G.R.  Density-dependent spillover from a marine reserve: Long-term evidence.  Ecological Applications 15(5): 1798-1812, 2005.

Alcala, A.C., Russ, G.R., Maypa, A.P., and Calumpong, H.P.  A long-term, spatially replicated experimental test of the effect of marine reserves on local fish yields.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62(1): 98-108, 2005.
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Ami, D., Cartigny, P., and Rapaport, A.  Can marine protected areas enhance both economic and biological situations?  Comptes Rendus Biologies 328(4): 357-366, 2005.

Ashworth, J.S. and Ormond, R.F.G.  Effects of fishing pressure and trophic group on abundance and spillover across boundaries of a no-take zone.  Biological Conservation 121(3): 333-344, 2005.

Banks, S.A., Skilleter, G.A., and Skilleter, G.A.  Intertidal habitat conservation: identifying conservation targets in the absence of detailed biological information.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 15(3): 271-288, 2005.

Bartholomew, A. and Bohnsack, J.A.  A review of catch-and-release angling mortality with implications for no-take reserves.  Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 15(1-2): 129-154, 2005.

Baskett, M.L., Levin, S.A., Gaines, S.D., and Dushoff, J.  Marine reserve design and the evolution of size at maturation in harvested fish.  Ecological Applications 15(3): 882-901, 2005.

Bell, J.J. and Okamura, B.  Low genetic diversity in a marine nature reserve: re-evaluating diversity criteria in reserve design.  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London [B] 272(1567): 1067-1074, 2005.

Berghahn, R. and Ruth, M.  The disappearance of oysters from the Wadden Sea: a cautionary tale for no-take zones.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 15(1): 91-104, 2005.

Beukers-Stewart, B.D., Vause, B.J., Mosley, M.W.J., Rossetti, H.L., and Brand, A.R.  Benefits of closed area protection for a population of scallops.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 298: 189-204, 2005.
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Botsford, L.W.  Potential contributions of marine reserves to sustainable fisheries:  Recent modeling results.  Bulletin of Marine Science 76(2): 245-259, 2005.

Burton, M.L., Brennan, K.J., Munoz, R.C., and Parker, R.O.  Preliminary evidence of increased spawning aggregations of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) at Riley's Hump two years after establishment of the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve.  Fishery Bulletin 103(2): 404-410, 2005.

Byers, J.E.  Marine reserves enhance abundance but not competitive impacts of a harvested nonindigenous species.  Ecology 86(2): 487-500, 2005.

Chapman, D.D., Pikitch, E.K., Babcock, E.A., and Shivji, M.S.  Marine reserve design and evaluation using automated acoustic telemetry: A case-study involving coral reef-associated sharks in the Mesoamerican Caribbean.  Marine Technology Society Journal 39(1): 42-55, 2005.

Cicin-Sain, B. and Belfiore, S.  Linking marine protected areas to integrated coastal and ocean management:  A review of theory and practice.  Ocean and Coastal Management 48(11-12): 847-868, 2005.

Cook, G.S. and Heinen, J.T.  On the uncertain costs and tenuous benefits of marine reserves: a case study of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, South Florida, USA.  Natural Areas Journal 25(4): 390-396, 2005.

Cox, C. and Hunt, J.H.  Change in size and abundance of Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus in a marine reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 294: 227-239, 2005.
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Craig, R.K.  International marine biodiversity preservation: National systems of marine protected areas and international treaties.  Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law 20(2): 333-369, 2005.

Dalton, T.M.  Beyond biogeography: a framework for involving the public in planning of US marine protected areas.  Conservation Biology 19(5): 1392-1401, 2005.

Davis, G.E.  Science and society:  Marine reserve design for the California Channel Islands.  Conservation Biology 19(6): 1745-1751, 2005.

Fernandes, L., Day, J., Lewis, A., Slegers, S., Kerrigan, B., Breen, D., Cameron, D., Jago, B., Hall, J., Lowe, D., Innes, J., Tanzer, J., Chadwick, V., Thompson, L., Gorman, K., Simmons, M., Barnett, B., Sampson, K., DeAth, G., Mapstone, B., Marsh, H., Possingham, H., Ball, I., Ward, T., Dobbs, K., Aumend, J., Slater, D., and Stapleton, K.  Establishing representative no-take areas in the Great Barrier Reef:  Large-scale implementation of theory on marine protected areas.  Conservation Biology 19(6): 1733-1744, 2005.

Fernandez, M. and Castilla, J.C.  Marine conservation in Chile: Historical perspective, lessons, and challenges.  Conservation Biology 19(6): 1752-1762, 2005.

Fraschetti, S., Terlizzi, A., Bussotti, S., Guarnieri, G., D’Ambrosio, P., and Boero, F.  Conservation of Mediterranean seascapes: analyses of existing protection schemes.  Marine Environmental Research 59(4): 309-332, 2005.

Gaylord, B., Gaines, S.D., Siegel, D.A., and Carr, M.H.  Marine reserves exploit population structure and life history in potentially improving fisheries yields.  Ecological Applications 15(6): 2180-2191, 2005.

Gerber, L.R., Beger, M., McCarthy, M.A., and Possingham, H.P.  A theory for optimal monitoring of marine reserves.  Ecology Letters 8(8): 829-837, 2005.

Gerber, L.R., Heppell, S.S., Ballantyne, F., and Sala, E.  The role of dispersal and demography in determining the efficacy of marine reserves.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62(4): 863-871, 2005.
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Gladstone, W. and Alexander, T.  A test of the higher-taxon approach in the identification of candidate sites for marine reserves.  Biodiversity and Conservation 14(13): 3151-3168, 2005.

Grafton, R.Q. and Kompas, T.  Uncertainty and the active adaptive management of marine reserves.  Marine Policy 29(5): 471-479, 2005.

Grafton, R.Q., Kompas, T., and Lindenmayer, D.  Marine reserves with ecological uncertainty.  Bulletin of Mathematical Biology  67(5): 957-971, 2005.

Jones, P.J.S. and Burgess, J.  Building partnership capacity for the collaborative management of marine protected areas in the UK: A preliminary analysis.  Journal of Environmental Management 77(3): 227-243, 2005.

Kai, M. and Shirakihara, K.  A feedback management procedure based on controlling the size of marine protected areas.  Fisheries Science 71(1): 56-62, 2005.

Kaiser, M.J.  Are marine protected areas a red herring or fisheries panacea?  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62(5): 1194-1199, 2005.
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Kaplan, D.M. and Botsford, L.W.  Effects of variability in spacing of coastal marine reserves on fisheries yield and sustainability.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62(4): 905-912, 2005.
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King, M.C. and Beazley, K.F.  Selecting focal species for marine protected area network planning in the Scotia-Fundy region of Atlantic Canada.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 15(4): 367-385, 2005.

Langlois, T.J. and Ballantine, W.J.  Marine ecological research in New Zealand:

Developing predictive models through the study of no-take marine reserves.  Conservation Biology 19(6): 1763-1770, 2005.

Little, L.R., Smith, A.D.M., McDonald, A.D., Punt, A.E., Mapstone, B.D., Pantus, F., and Davies, C.R.  Effects of size and fragmentation of marine reserves and fisher infringement on the catch and biomass of coral trout, Plectropomus leopardus, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.  Fisheries Management and Ecology 12(3): 177-188, 2005.

Loot, G., Aldana, M., and Navarrete, S.A.  Effects of human exclusion on parasitism in intertidal food webs of central Chile.  Conservation Biology 19(1): 203-212, 2005.

Lundquist, C.J. and Granek, E.F.  Strategies for successful marine conservation: Integrating socioeconomic, political, and scientific factors.  Conservation Biology 19(6): 1771-1778, 2005.

Mangel, M. and Levin, P.S.  Regime, phase and paradigm shifts: making community ecology the basic science for fisheries.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [B] 360(1453): 95-105, 2005.

Martell, S.J.D., Essington, T.E., Lessard, B., Kitchell, J.F., Walters, C.J., and Boggs, C.H.  Interactions of productivity, predation risk, and fishing effort in the efficacy of marine protected areas for the central Pacific.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62(6): 1320-1336, 2005.
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Mayfield, S., Branch, G.M., and Cockcroft, A.C.  Role and efficacy of marine protected areas for the South African rock lobster, Jasus lalandii.  Marine and Freshwater Research 56(6): 913-924, 2005.

McCallum, H., Gerber, L., and Jani, A.  Does infectious disease influence the efficacy of marine protected areas? A theoretical framework.  Journal of Applied Ecology 42(4): 688-698, 2005.

McClanahan, T., Davies, J., and Maina, J.  Factors influencing resource users and managers' perceptions towards marine protected area management in Kenya.  Environmental Conservation 32(1): 42-49, 2005.

McClanahan, T.R. and Graham, N.A.J.  Recovery trajectories of coral reef fish assemblages within Kenyan marine protected areas.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 294: 241-248, 2005.
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Murray, G.D.  Multifaceted measures of success in two Mexican marine protected areas.  Society and Natural Resources 18(10): 889-905, 2005.

Parnell, P.E., Lennert-Cody, C.E., Geelen, L., Stanley, L.D., and Dayton, P.K.  Effectiveness of a small marine reserve in southern California.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 296: 39-52, 2005.

Pillans, S., Pillans, R.D., Johnstone, R.W., Kraft, P.G., Haywood, M.D.E., and Possingham, H.P.  Effects of marine reserve protection on the mud crab Scylla serrata in a sex-biased fishery in subtropical Australia.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 295: 201-213, 2005.
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Pomeroy, R.S., Watson, L.M., Parks, J.E., and Cid, G.A.  How is your MPA doing? A methodology for evaluating the management effectiveness of marine protected areas.  Ocean and Coastal Management 48(7-8): 485-502, 2005.

Roberts, C.M., Hawkins, J.P., and Gell, F.R.  The role of marine reserves in achieving sustainable fisheries.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [B] 360(1453): 123-132, 2005.

Sanchirico, J.N.  Additivity properties in metapopulation models: implications for the assessment of marine reserves.  Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 49(1): 1-25, 2005.

Schnier, K.E.  Biological ''hot spots'' and their effect on optimal bioeconomic marine reserve formation.  Ecological Economics 52(4): 453-468, 2005.

Stewart, R.R. and Possingham, H.P.  Efficiency, costs and trade-offs in marine reserve system design.  Environmental Modeling and Assessment 10(3): 203-213, 2005.