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Grantham, Hedley S
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Game, Edward T
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Lombard, Amanda T
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Hobday, Alistair J
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Richardson, Anthony J
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Beckley, Lynnath E
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Pressey, Robert L
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Huggett, Jenny A
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Coetzee, Janet C
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Van der Lingen, Carl D
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2015-11-23T12:31:40Z |
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2015-11-23T12:31:40Z |
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2011 |
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Grantham, H. S., Game, E. T., Lombard, A. T., Hobday, A. J., Richardson, A. J., Beckley, L. E., ... & Possingham, H. P. (2011). Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning. PloS one, 6(2), e16552. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016552 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15311
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016552
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Pelagic ecosystems support a significant and vital component of the ocean's productivity and biodiversity. They are also heavily exploited and, as a result, are the focus of numerous spatial planning initiatives. Over the past decade, there has been increasing enthusiasm for protected areas as a tool for pelagic conservation, however, few have been implemented. Here we demonstrate an approach to plan protected areas that address the physical and biological dynamics typical of the pelagic realm. Specifically, we provide an example of an approach to planning protected areas that integrates pelagic and benthic conservation in the southern Benguela and Agulhas Bank ecosystems off South Africa. Our aim was to represent species of importance to fisheries and species of conservation concern within protected areas. In addition to representation, we ensured that protected areas were designed to consider pelagic dynamics, characterized from time-series data on key oceanographic processes, together with data on the abundance of small pelagic fishes. We found that, to have the highest likelihood of reaching conservation targets, protected area selection should be based on time-specific data rather than data averaged across time. More generally, we argue that innovative methods are needed to conserve ephemeral and dynamic pelagic biodiversity. |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Public Library of Science |
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dc.rights |
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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dc.source |
PLoS One |
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http://journals.plos.org/plosone
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dc.subject.other |
Conservation science |
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Fisheries |
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Marine conservation |
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Copepods |
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Chlorophyll |
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Seabirds |
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Biodiversity |
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Habitats |
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dc.title |
Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning |
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Journal Article |
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dc.rights.holder |
© 2011 Grantham et al |
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Research |
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Article
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dc.publisher.institution |
University of Cape Town |
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Faculty of Science |
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Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute |
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Grantham, H. S., Game, E. T., Lombard, A. T., Hobday, A. J., Richardson, A. J., Beckley, L. E., ... Van der Lingen, C. D. (2011). Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning. <i>PLoS One</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15311 |
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dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Grantham, Hedley S, Edward T Game, Amanda T Lombard, Alistair J Hobday, Anthony J Richardson, Lynnath E Beckley, Robert L Pressey, Jenny A Huggett, Janet C Coetzee, and Carl D Van der Lingen "Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning." <i>PLoS One</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15311 |
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation |
Grantham HS, Game ET, Lombard AT, Hobday AJ, Richardson AJ, Beckley LE, et al. Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning. PLoS One. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15311. |
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dc.identifier.ris |
TY - Journal Article
AU - Grantham, Hedley S
AU - Game, Edward T
AU - Lombard, Amanda T
AU - Hobday, Alistair J
AU - Richardson, Anthony J
AU - Beckley, Lynnath E
AU - Pressey, Robert L
AU - Huggett, Jenny A
AU - Coetzee, Janet C
AU - Van der Lingen, Carl D
AB - Pelagic ecosystems support a significant and vital component of the ocean's productivity and biodiversity. They are also heavily exploited and, as a result, are the focus of numerous spatial planning initiatives. Over the past decade, there has been increasing enthusiasm for protected areas as a tool for pelagic conservation, however, few have been implemented. Here we demonstrate an approach to plan protected areas that address the physical and biological dynamics typical of the pelagic realm. Specifically, we provide an example of an approach to planning protected areas that integrates pelagic and benthic conservation in the southern Benguela and Agulhas Bank ecosystems off South Africa. Our aim was to represent species of importance to fisheries and species of conservation concern within protected areas. In addition to representation, we ensured that protected areas were designed to consider pelagic dynamics, characterized from time-series data on key oceanographic processes, together with data on the abundance of small pelagic fishes. We found that, to have the highest likelihood of reaching conservation targets, protected area selection should be based on time-specific data rather than data averaged across time. More generally, we argue that innovative methods are needed to conserve ephemeral and dynamic pelagic biodiversity.
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DB - OpenUCT
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0016552
DP - University of Cape Town
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PB - University of Cape Town
PY - 2011
T1 - Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning
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