Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Marine reserves lag behind wilderness in the conservation of key functional roles

  • Stéphanie D’agata,
  • David Mouillot,
  • Laurent Wantiez,
  • Alan M. Friedlander,
  • Michel Kulbicki,
  • Laurent Vigliola

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12000
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The establishment of marine reserves in areas previously exploited by humans is recognised as an effective conservation tool. Through modelling effects of isolation from human influence, D'agata et al. show that marine reserves fall short of supporting key ecological values compared with wilderness areas.