Connectivity and Management of Carribean Coral Reefs Export

@article{citeulike:933207, abstract = {Surface current patterns were used to map dispersal routes of pelagic larvae from 18 coral reef sites in the Carribean. The sites varied, both as sources and recipients of larvae, by an order of magnitude. It is likely that sites supplied copiously from "upstream" reef areas will be more resilient to recruitment overfishing, less susceptible to species loss, and less reliant on local management than places with little upstream reef. The mapping of connectivity patterns will enable the identification of beneficial management partnerships among nations and the design of networks of interdependent reserves.}, author = {Roberts, C. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {933207}, comment = {This article supports, by using a quite simple (but no easy-to-do) experiment, the importance of developing Marine Protected Area networks. The connectivity analysis show that some sites are fundamental to the maintenance of other sites diversity of fish species related to coral reefs on the Caribbean. This article is a good starting point on this issue. }, day = {21}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {connectivity, coral-reefs, management}, month = {November}, pages = {1454--1457}, posted-at = {2006-11-06 10:51:33}, priority = {0}, title = {Connectivity and Management of Carribean Coral Reefs}, volume = {278}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:933207 L3 - citeulike-article-id:933207 N2 - Surface current patterns were used to map dispersal routes of pelagic larvae from 18 coral reef sites in the Carribean. The sites varied, both as sources and recipients of larvae, by an order of magnitude. It is likely that sites supplied copiously from "upstream" reef areas will be more resilient to recruitment overfishing, less susceptible to species loss, and less reliant on local management than places with little upstream reef. The mapping of connectivity patterns will enable the identification of beneficial management partnerships among nations and the design of networks of interdependent reserves. JF - Science EP - 1457 TI - Connectivity and Management of Carribean Coral Reefs VL - 278 SP - 1454 KW - connectivity KW - coral-reefs KW - management N1 - This article supports, by using a quite simple (but no easy-to-do) experiment, the importance of developing Marine Protected Area networks. The connectivity analysis show that some sites are fundamental to the maintenance of other sites diversity of fish species related to coral reefs on the Caribbean. This article is a good starting point on this issue. AU - Roberts, CM PY - 1997/11/21/ ER -