Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes
Converting assemblages of marine protected areas (MPAs) into functional MPA networks requires political will, multidisciplinary information, coordinated action and time. We developed a new framework to assist planning environmental representativity in a network across the marine space of Portugal, r...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e33bf2b84e904f77ab4be6217673b957 2023-05-15T17:38:36+02:00 Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes Yorgos Stratoudakis Ana Hilário Cláudia Ribeiro David Abecasis Emanuel J. Gonçalves Francisco Andrade Gilberto P. Carreira Jorge M.S. Gonçalves Luis Freitas Luis Menezes Pinheiro Marisa I. Batista Miguel Henriques Paulo B. Oliveira Paulo Oliveira Pedro Afonso Pedro Ivo Arriegas Sofia Henriques 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00545 https://doaj.org/article/e33bf2b84e904f77ab4be6217673b957 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418304426 https://doaj.org/toc/2351-9894 2351-9894 doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00545 https://doaj.org/article/e33bf2b84e904f77ab4be6217673b957 Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 17, Iss , Pp - (2019) Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00545 2022-12-30T23:21:17Z Converting assemblages of marine protected areas (MPAs) into functional MPA networks requires political will, multidisciplinary information, coordinated action and time. We developed a new framework to assist planning environmental representativity in a network across the marine space of Portugal, responding to a political commitment to protect 14% of its area by 2020. An aggregate conservation value was estimated for each of the 27 habitats identified, from intertidal waters to the deep sea. This value was based on expert-judgment scoring for environmental properties and features relevant for conservation, chosen to reflect the strategic objectives of the network, thus providing an objective link between conservation commitments and habitat representativity in space. Additionally, habitats' vulnerability to existing anthropogenic pressures and sensitivity to climate change were also scored. The area coverage of each habitat in Portugal and within existing MPAs (regionally and nationally) was assigned to a scale of five orders of magnitude (from <0.01% to >10%) to assess rarity and existing representation. Aggregate conservation value per habitat was negatively correlated with area coverage, positively correlated with vulnerability and was not correlated with sensitivity. The proposed framework offers a multi-dimensional support tool for MPA network development, in particular regarding the prioritization of new habitats to protect, when the goal is to achieve specific targets while ensuring representativity across large areas and complex habitat mosaics. It requires less information and computation effort in comparison to more quantitative approaches, while still providing an objective instrument to scrutinize progress on the implementation of politically set conservation targets. Keywords: Habitat diversity, Conservation value, Planning framework, Temperate North-east Atlantic and Macaronesia, Iberian margin and shelf, Portugal Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Global Ecology and Conservation 17 e00545 |
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Converting assemblages of marine protected areas (MPAs) into functional MPA networks requires political will, multidisciplinary information, coordinated action and time. We developed a new framework to assist planning environmental representativity in a network across the marine space of Portugal, responding to a political commitment to protect 14% of its area by 2020. An aggregate conservation value was estimated for each of the 27 habitats identified, from intertidal waters to the deep sea. This value was based on expert-judgment scoring for environmental properties and features relevant for conservation, chosen to reflect the strategic objectives of the network, thus providing an objective link between conservation commitments and habitat representativity in space. Additionally, habitats' vulnerability to existing anthropogenic pressures and sensitivity to climate change were also scored. The area coverage of each habitat in Portugal and within existing MPAs (regionally and nationally) was assigned to a scale of five orders of magnitude (from <0.01% to >10%) to assess rarity and existing representation. Aggregate conservation value per habitat was negatively correlated with area coverage, positively correlated with vulnerability and was not correlated with sensitivity. The proposed framework offers a multi-dimensional support tool for MPA network development, in particular regarding the prioritization of new habitats to protect, when the goal is to achieve specific targets while ensuring representativity across large areas and complex habitat mosaics. It requires less information and computation effort in comparison to more quantitative approaches, while still providing an objective instrument to scrutinize progress on the implementation of politically set conservation targets. Keywords: Habitat diversity, Conservation value, Planning framework, Temperate North-east Atlantic and Macaronesia, Iberian margin and shelf, Portugal |
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Yorgos Stratoudakis Ana Hilário Cláudia Ribeiro David Abecasis Emanuel J. Gonçalves Francisco Andrade Gilberto P. Carreira Jorge M.S. Gonçalves Luis Freitas Luis Menezes Pinheiro Marisa I. Batista Miguel Henriques Paulo B. Oliveira Paulo Oliveira Pedro Afonso Pedro Ivo Arriegas Sofia Henriques |
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Yorgos Stratoudakis Ana Hilário Cláudia Ribeiro David Abecasis Emanuel J. Gonçalves Francisco Andrade Gilberto P. Carreira Jorge M.S. Gonçalves Luis Freitas Luis Menezes Pinheiro Marisa I. Batista Miguel Henriques Paulo B. Oliveira Paulo Oliveira Pedro Afonso Pedro Ivo Arriegas Sofia Henriques |
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Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes |
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Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes |
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Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes |
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Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes |
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Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes |
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environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes |
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