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Marine Protected Areas and Reserves: 2008 Publications

Afonso, P., Fontes, J., Holland, K.N., and Santos, R.S.  Social status determines behaviour and habitat usage in a temperate parrotfish: implications for marine reserve design.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 359: 215-227, 2008.

Ardron, J.A.  The challenge of assessing whether the OSPAR network of marine protected areas is ecologically coherent.  Hydrobiologia 606: 45-53, 2008.

Ballantine, W.J. and Langlois, T.J.  Marine reserves: the need for systems.  Hydrobiologia 606: 35-44, 2008.

Bartholomew, A., Bohnsack, J.A., Smith, S.G., Ault, J.S., Harper, D.E., and McClellan, D.B.  Influence of marine reserve size and boundary length on the initial response of exploited reef fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA.  Landscape Ecology 23: 55-65, 2008.

Bell, J.J.  Connectivity between island Marine Protected Areas and the mainland.  Biological Conservation 141(11): 2807-2820, 2008.

Claudet, J., Osenberg, C.W., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Domenici, P., Garcia-Charton, J.A., Perez-Ruzafa, A., Badalamenti, F., Bayle-Sempere, J., Brito, A., Bulleri, F., Culioli, J.M., Dimech, M., Falcon, J.M., Guala, I., Milazzo, M., Sanchez-Meca, J., Somerfield, P.J., Stobart, B., Vandeperre, F., Valle, C., and Planes, S.  Marine reserves: size and age do matter.  Ecology Letters 11(5): 481-489, 2008.

Codling, E.A.  Individual-based movement behaviour in a simple marine reserve-fishery system: why predictive models should be handled with care.  Hydrobiologia 606: 55-61, 2008.

Evans, R.D., Russ, G.R., and Kritzer, J.P.  Batch fecundity of Lutjanus carponotatus (Lutjanidae) and implications of no-take marine reserves on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.  Coral Reefs 27(1): 179-189, 2008.

Ewers, R.M. and Rodrigues, A.S.L.  Estimates of reserve effectiveness are confounded by leakage.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23(3): 113-116, 2008.

Fitzsimons, J.A. and Wescott, G.  Getting the measure of Marine Protected Areas: surface area or volume as measures for reserve system auditing?  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(5): 518-526, 2008.

Follesa, M.C., Cuccu, D., Cannas, R., Cabiddu, S., Murenu, M., Sabatini, A., and Cau, A.  Effects of marine reserve protection on spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas Fabr., 1787) in a central western Mediterranean area.  Hydrobiologia 606: 63-68, 2008.

Francini-Filho, R.B. and Moura, R.L.  Evidence for spillover of reef fishes from a no-take marine reserve:  An evaluation using the before-after control-impact (BACI) approach.  Fisheries Research 93(3): 346-356, 2008.

Frid, C.L.J., Paramor, O.A.L., Brockington, S., and Bremner, J.  Incorporating ecological functioning into the designation and management of marine protected areas.  Hydrobiologia 606: 69-79, 2008.

Game, E.T., Mcdonald-Madden, E., Puotinen, M.L., and Possingham, H.P.  Should we protect the strong or the weak?  Risk, resilience, and the selection of Marine Protected Areas.  Conservation Biology 22(6): 1619-1629, 2008.

Game, E.T., Watts, M.E., Wooldridge, S., and Possingham, H.P.  Planning for persistence in marine reserves: A question of catastrophic importance.  Ecological Applications 18(3): 670-680, 2008.

García-Charton, J. A. et al.  Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: Do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?  Journal for Nature Conservation  16(4): 193-221, 2008.

Goni, R., Adlerstein, S., Alvarez-Berastegui, D., Forcada, A., Renones, O., Criquet, G., Polti, S., Cadiou, G., Valle, C., Lenfant, P., Bonhomme, P., Perez-Ruzafa, A., Sanchez-Lizaso, J.L., Garcia-Charton, J.A., Bernard, G., Stelzenmuller, V., and Planes, S.  Spillover from six western Mediterranean marine protected areas: evidence from artisanal fisheries.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 366: 159-174, 2008.

Graham, N.A.J. et al.  Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems.  PLoS ONE 3(8): art. e3039, 2008.

Gravestock, P., Roberts, C.M., and Bailey, A.  The income requirements of marine protected areas.  Ocean and Coastal Management 51(3): 272-283, 2008.

Grech, A. and Marsh, H.  Rapid assessment of risks to a mobile marine mammal in an ecosystem-scale marine protected area.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 711-720, 2008.

Guarderas, A.P., Hacker, S.D., and Lubchenco, J.  Current status of marine protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean.  Conservation Biology 22(6): 1630-1640, 2008.

Guidetti, P., Milazzo, M., Bussotti, S., Molinari, A., Murenu, M., Pais, A., Spano, N., Balzano, R., Agardy, T., Boero, F., Carrada, G., Cattaneovietti, R., Cau, A., Chemello, R., Greco, S., Manganaro, A., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Russo, G. F., and Tunesi, L.  Italian marine reserve effectiveness:  Does enforcement matter?  Biological Conservation 141(3): 699-709, 2008.

Harborne, A.R., Mumby, P.J., Kappel, C.V., Dahlgren, C.P., Micheli, F., Holmes, K.E., Sanchirico, J.N., Broad, K., Elliott, I.A., and Brumbaugh, D.R.  Reserve effects and natural variation in coral reef communities.  Journal of Applied Ecology 45(4): 1010-1018, 2008.

Harmelin-Vivien, M., Le Direach, L., Bayle-Sempere, J., Charbonnel, E., Garcia-Charton, J.A., Ody, D., Perez-Ruzafa, A., Renones, O., Sanchez-Jerez, P., and Valle, C.  Gradients of abundance and biomass across reserve boundaries in six Mediterranean marine protected areas:  Evidence of fish spillover?  Biological Conservation 141(7): 1829-1839, 2008.

Hernandez, J.C., Clemente, S., Sangil, C., and Brito, A.  Actual status of the sea urchin Diadema aff. antillarum populations and macroalgal cover in marine protected areas compared to a highly fished area (Canary Islands - eastern Atlantic Ocean).  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(7): 1091-1108, 2008.

Higgins, R.M., Vandeperre, F., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., and Santos, R.S.  Priorities for fisheries in marine protected area design and management: Implications for artisanal-type fisheries as found in southern Europe.  Journal for Nature Conservation 16(4): 222-233, 2008.

Jones, P.J.S.  Fishing industry and related perspectives on the issues raised by no-take marine protected area proposals.  Marine Policy 32(4): 749-758, 2008.

Kai, M. and Shirakihara, K.  Effectiveness of a feedback management procedure based on controlling the size of marine protected areas through catch per unit effort.  ICES Journal of Marine Science 65(7): 1216-1226, 2008.

Kar, T.K. and Matsuda, H.  A bioeconomic model of a single-species fishery with a marine reserve.  Journal of Environmental Management 86(1): 171-180, 2008.

Kellner, J.B., Nisbet, R.M., and Gaines, S.D.  Spillover from marine reserves related to mechanisms of population regulation.  Theoretical Ecology 1(2): 117-127, 2008.

Kleczkowski, M., Babcock, R.C., and Clapin, G.  Density and size of reef fishes in and around a temperate marine reserve.  Marine and Freshwater Research 59(2): 165-176, 2008.

Klein, C.J., Chan, A., Kircher, L., Cundiff, A.J., Gardner, N., Hrovat, Y., Scholz, A., Kendall, B.E., and Airame, S.  Striking a balance between biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic viability in the design of marine protected areas.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 691-700, 2008.

Klein, C.J., Steinback, C., Scholz, A.J., and Possingham, H.P.  Effectiveness of marine reserve networks in representing biodiversity and minimizing impact to fishermen:  a comparison of two approaches used in California.  Conservation Letters 1(1): 44-51, 2008.

Leathwick, J., Moilanen, A., Francis, M., Elith, J., Taylor, P., Julian, K., Hastie, T., and Duffy, C.  Novel methods for the design and evaluation of marine protected areas in offshore waters.  Conservation Letters 1(2): 91-102, 2008.

Malvadkar, U. and Hastings, A.  Persistence of mobile species in marine protected areas.  Fisheries Research 91(1): 69-78, 2008.

Mangi, S.C. and Austen, M.C.  Perceptions of stakeholders towards objectives and zoning of marine-protected areas in southern Europe.  Journal for Nature Conservation 16(4): 271-280, 2008.

Micheli, F., Shelton, A.O., Bushinsky, S.M., Chiu, A.L., Haupt, A.J., Heiman, K.W., Kappel, C.V., Lynch, M.C., Martone, R.G., Dunbar, R.B., and Watanabe, J.  Persistence of depleted abalones in marine reserves of central California.  Biological Conservation 141(4): 1078-1090, 2008.

Molloy, P.P., Reynolds, J.D., Gage, M.J.G., Mosqueirac, L., and Cote, I.M.  Links between sex change and fish densities in marine protected areas.  Biological Conservation 141(1): 187-197, 2008.

Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Agardy, T., Hyrenbach, D., Scovazzi, T., and Van Klaveren, P.  The Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean marine mammals.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(4): 367-391, 2008.

Pande, A., MacDiarmid, A.B., Smith, P.J., Davidson, R.J., Cole, R.G., Freeman, D., Kelly, S., and Gardner, J.P.A.  Marine reserves increase the abundance and size of blue cod and rock lobster.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 366: 147-158, 2008.

Pelletier, D., Claudet, J., Ferraris, J., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., and Garcia-Charton, J.A.  Models and indicators for assessing conservation and fisheries-related effects of marine protected areas.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65(4): 765-779, 2008.

Pérez-Ruzafa, A. et al.  Modelling spatial and temporal scales for spill-over and biomass exportation from MPAs and their potential for fisheries enhancement.  Journal for Nature Conservation 16(4): 234-255, 2008.

Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Marcos, C., García-Charton, J.A., and Salas, F.  European marine protected areas (MPAs) as tools for fisheries management and conservation.  Journal for Nature Conservation 16(4): 187-192, 2008.

Poonian, C.N.S.  The influence of protected area management on the status of coral reefs at Misali Island, Tanzania following the 1998 bleaching event in the western Indian Ocean.  African Journal of Ecology 46(4): 471-478, 2008.

Roncin, N. et al.  Uses of ecosystem services provided by MPAs: How much do they impact the local economy?  A southern Europe perspective.  Journal for Nature Conservation 16(4): 256-270, 2008.

Sethi, S.A. and Hilborn, R.  Interactions between poaching and management policy affect marine reserves as conservation tools.  Biological Conservation 141(2): 506-516, 2008.

Smith, J.R., Fong, P., and Ambrose, R.F.  The impacts of human visitation on mussel bed communities along the California coast:  Are regulatory marine reserves effective in protecting these communities?  Environmental Management 41(4): 599-612, 2008.

Spalding, M.D., Fish, L., and Wood, L.J.  Toward representative protection of the world's coasts and oceans - progress, gaps, and opportunities.  Conservation Letters 1(5): 217-226, 2008.

Vasarhelyi, C. and Thomas, V.G.  Reflecting ecological criteria in laws supporting the Baja to Bering Sea marine protected areas network case study.  Environmental Science and Policy 11(5): 394-407, 2008.

Wallmo, K. and Edwards, S.  Estimating non-market values of marine protected areas: A latent class modeling approach.  Marine Resource Economics 23(3): 301-323, 2008.

Weible, C.M.  Caught in a maelstrom:  Implementing California marine protected areas.  Coastal Management 36(4): 350-373, 2008.