Pubblicazione scientifica

Assessing trade-offs in large marine protected areas

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
economia circolare e sostenibilità
produzione e cattura
produzione e raccolta

RIASSUNTO

Large marine protected areas (LMPAs) are increasingly being established and have a high profile in marine conservation. LMPAs are expected to achieve multiple objectives, and because of their size are postulated to avoid trade-offs that are common in smaller MPAs. However, evaluations across multiple outcomes are lacking. We used a systematic approach to code several social and ecological outcomes of 12 LMPAs. We found evidence of three types of trade-offs: trade-offs between different ecological resources (supply trade-offs); trade-offs between ecological resource conditions and the well-being of resource users (supply-demand trade-offs); and trade-offs between the well-being outcomes of different resource users (demand trade-offs). We also found several divergent outcomes that were attributed to influences beyond the scope of the LMPA. We suggest that despite their size, trade-offs can develop in LMPAs and should be considered in planning and design. LMPAs may improve their performance across multiple social and ecological objectives if integrated with larger-scale conservation efforts.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 18/04/2018

AUTORI

DAVIES TAMMY E
EPSTEIN GRAHAM
AGUILERA STACY E
BROOKS CASSANDRA M
COX MICHAEL
EVANS LOUISA S
MAXWELL SARA M
NENADOVIC MATEJA
BAN NATALIE C

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES UNIV VICTORIA VICTORIA BRITISH COLOMBIA CANADA
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE & GOVERNANCE GROUP SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY UNIV WATERLOO WATERLOO ONTARIO CANADA
LEONARD & JAYNE ABESS CTR ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE & POLICY UNIV MIAMI MIAMI FLORIDA USA
STANFORD UNIV EMMETT INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENT & RESOURCES STANFORD CALIFORNIA USA
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM DARTMOUTH COLLEGE HANOVER NEW HAMPSHIRE USA
GEOGRAPHY COLLEGE OF LIFE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES UNIV EXETER EXETER UK
AUSTRALIAN RSCH COUNCIL CTR EXCELLENCE FOR CORAL REEF STUDIES JAMES COOK UNIV TOWNSVILLE QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
DEPT BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES OLD DOMINION UNIV NORFOLK VIRGINIA USA
DUKE UNIV MARINE LAB NICHOLAS SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT DUKE UNIV BEAUFORT NORTH CAROLINA USA
UNIV SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

RIVISTA

PLoS ONE, 13(4), e0195760

IMPACT FACTOR

2,870

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