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

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  • Graham J. Edgar

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Rick D. Stuart-Smith

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Trevor J. Willis

    (Institute of Marine Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Ferry Road, Portsmouth PO4 9LY, UK)

  • Stuart Kininmonth

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
    Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Kräftriket 2B, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Susan C. Baker

    (School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Stuart Banks

    (Charles Darwin Foundation)

  • Neville S. Barrett

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Mikel A. Becerro

    (The Bites Lab, Natural Products and Agrobiology Institute (IPNA-CSIC), 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain)

  • Anthony T. F. Bernard

    (Elwandle Node, South African Environmental Observation network, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa)

  • Just Berkhout

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Colin D. Buxton

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Stuart J. Campbell

    (Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesia Marine Program, Jalan Atletik No. 8, Bogor Jawa Barat 16151, Indonesia)

  • Antonia T. Cooper

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Marlene Davey

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Sophie C. Edgar

    (Department of Water)

  • Günter Försterra

    (Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaıso, Valparaıso, Chile)

  • David E. Galván

    (Centro Nacional Patagonico, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Bvd Brown 2915, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Argentina)

  • Alejo J. Irigoyen

    (Centro Nacional Patagonico, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Bvd Brown 2915, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Argentina)

  • David J. Kushner

    (Channel Islands National Park, United States National Park Service, 1901 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, California 93001, USA)

  • Rodrigo Moura

    (Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil)

  • P. Ed Parnell

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, Mail Code 0227, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, California 92093-0227, USA)

  • Nick T. Shears

    (Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland, 160 Goat Island Road, Leigh 0985, New Zealand)

  • German Soler

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Elisabeth M. A. Strain

    (Geologiche ed Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Via San Alberto, Ravenna 163-48123, Italy)

  • Russell J. Thomson

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

Abstract

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important and increasing component of marine conservation strategy, but their effectiveness is variable and debated; now a study has assembled data from a global sample of MPAs and demonstrates that effectiveness depends on five key properties: whether any fishing is allowed, enforcement levels, age, size and degree of isolation.

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  • Graham J. Edgar & Rick D. Stuart-Smith & Trevor J. Willis & Stuart Kininmonth & Susan C. Baker & Stuart Banks & Neville S. Barrett & Mikel A. Becerro & Anthony T. F. Bernard & Just Berkhout & Colin D., 2014. "Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features," Nature, Nature, vol. 506(7487), pages 216-220, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:506:y:2014:i:7487:d:10.1038_nature13022
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13022
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