Rioja-Nieto, Rodolfo and Sheppard, Charles (Charles R. C.) (2008) Effects of management strategies on the landscape ecology of a Marine Protected Area. Ocean & Coastal Management, Volume 51 (Number 5). pp. 397-404. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.01.009 ISSN 0964-5691.
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Abstract
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are important tools for the conservation of coral reefs and associated habitats. We utilized a Geographic Information System (GIs) to evaluate the effect of marine park management in one of Mexico's most important MPAs by comparing benthic habitat structure between the MPA and an adjacent unmanaged region. Characters compared included measure of habitat beta-diversity, total area and fragmentation of 15 different habitat classes, and size distributions of the patches of each of those classes. Habitat fragmentation distribution was similar between regions, but significantly higher P-diversity was seen in the managed area, and differences also occurred in the area and fragmentation of several substrate classes. The results suggest that management strategies which limit physical impact on benthic habitats are having a positive effect on the integrity of several important habitats in the MPA. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Marine parks and reserves -- Mexico -- Management, Parque Marino Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel (Mexico) -- Management, Aquatic biodiversity conservation -- Mexico, Benthos -- Mexico, Landscape protection -- Mexico |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Ocean & Coastal Management |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science BV |
| ISSN: | 0964-5691 |
| Official Date: | 2008 |
| Dates: | Date Event 2008 Published |
| Volume: | Volume 51 |
| Number: | Number 5 |
| Number of Pages: | 8 |
| Page Range: | pp. 397-404 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.01.009 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Funder: | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Mexico) [Mexican Council for Science and Technology] (CONACYT) |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/30013/ |
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