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dc.contributor.authorOlds, Andrew D
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Rod M
dc.contributor.authorPitt, Kylie A
dc.contributor.authorPittman, Simon J
dc.contributor.authorMaxwell, Paul S
dc.contributor.authorHuijbers, Chantal M
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Brad R
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Simon
dc.contributor.authorRissik, David
dc.contributor.authorBabcock, Russell C
dc.contributor.authorSchlacher, Thomas A
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-02T04:25:42Z
dc.date.available2018-01-02T04:25:42Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1466-822X
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/geb.12388
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/101902
dc.description.abstractAim: Connectivity structures populations, communities and ecosystems in the sea. The extent of connectivity is, therefore, predicted to also influence the outcomes of conservation initiatives, such as marine reserves. Here we review the published evidence about how important seascape connectivity (i.e. landscape connectivity in the sea) is for marine conservation outcomes. Location: Global. Methods: We analysed the global literature on the effects of seascape connectivity on reserve performance. Results: In the majority of cases, greater seascape connectivity inside reserves translates into better conservation outcomes (i.e. enhanced productivity and diversity). Research on reserve performance is, however, most often conducted separately from research on connectivity, resulting in few studies (< 5% of all studies of seascape connectivity) that have quantified how connectivity modifies reserve effects on populations, assemblages or ecosystem functioning in seascapes. Nevertheless, evidence for positive effects of connectivity on reserve performance is geographically widespread, encompassing studies in the Caribbean Sea, Florida Keys and western Pacific Ocean. Main conclusions: Given that research rarely connects the effects of connectivity and reserves, our thesis is that stronger linkages between landscape ecology and marine spatial planning are likely to improve conservation outcomes in the sea. The key science challenge is to identify the full range of ecological functions that are modulated by connectivity and the spatial scale over which these functions enhance conservation outcomes.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom3
dc.relation.ispartofpageto15
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalGlobal Ecology and Biogeography
dc.relation.ispartofvolume25
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical geography and environmental geoscience
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcological applications
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3709
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode370999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4102
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4104
dc.titleQuantifying the conservation value of seascape connectivity: A global synthesis
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorConnolly, Rod M.
gro.griffith.authorPitt, Kylie A.


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