Human-driven impacts on marine habitats: a regional meta-analysis in the Mediterranean Sea

J Claudet, S Fraschetti - Biological Conservation, 2010 - Elsevier
Habitat destruction is one of the main threats to environmental integrity. Assessing the
consequences of human impacts is crucial both to predict and prevent structural and …

Tourist perception of recreational environment and management in a marine protected area

I Petrosillo, G Zurlini, ME Corliano, N Zaccarelli… - Landscape and urban …, 2007 - Elsevier
A person's socio-economic status, cultural ties, and past experiences influence how people
perceive environmental quality. In the case of tourism, people using protected areas can …

Assessing the effects of marine protected area (MPA) on a reef fish assemblage in a northwestern Mediterranean marine reserve: Identifying community-based …

J Claudet, D Pelletier, JY Jouvenel, F Bachet… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly envisaged as a tool to manage coastal
ecosystems and fisheries. Assessment of their performance with respect to management …

Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?

JA García-Charton, A Pérez-Ruzafa, C Marcos… - Journal for Nature …, 2008 - Elsevier
The success of MPAs in conserving fishing resources and protecting marine biodiversity
relies strongly on how well they meet their planned (or implicit) management goals. From a …

Multidimensional assessment of supporting ecosystem services for marine spatial planning of the Adriatic Sea

E Manea, D Di Carlo, D Depellegrin, T Agardy… - Ecological indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
The assessment and mapping of ecosystem services (ES) has become an increasingly
important instrument for environmental management and conservation priority-setting. As …

Comanagement practices enhance fisheries in marine protected areas

P Guidetti, J Claudet - Conservation Biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Fishing activities worldwide have dramatically affected marine fish stocks and ecosystems.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) with no‐take zones may enhance fisheries, but empirical …

Community involvement in management for maintaining coral reef resilience and biodiversity in southern Caribbean marine protected areas

C Camargo, JH Maldonado, E Alvarado… - Biodiversity and …, 2009 - Springer
Climate change is posing new challenges to conservation because management policies on
protected coral reefs are less effective than they were before the current ecosystem …

Light and shade in marine conservation across European and Contiguous Seas

S Fraschetti, C Pipitone, AD Mazaris, G Rilov… - Frontiers in marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
As a response to increasing human pressures on marine ecosystems, the legislation aimed
at improving the conservation and management of marine coastal areas in European and …

Scales of spatial variation in Mediterranean subtidal sessile assemblages at different depths

A Terlizzi, MJ Anderson, S Fraschetti… - Marine Ecology …, 2007 - int-res.com
Analyses of spatial patterns of distribution of populations and assemblages along
environmental gradients are common in marine ecology. How these patterns vary at different …

Collaboration among countries in marine conservation can achieve substantial efficiencies

T Mazor, HP Possingham, S Kark - Diversity and Distributions, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Multinational collaboration is important for successfully protecting marine environments.
However, few studies have assessed the costs and benefits incurred by taking collaborative …