Marine reserves are areas of the sea where fishing is not allowed. They provide refuges
where populations of exploited species can recover and habitats modified by fishing can …

▪ Abstract The movement of individuals defines a spatial neighborhood that can help
determine marine management strategies. Here, I briefly review four fields of marine biology …

While conservationists, resource managers, scientists and coastal planners have
recognized the broad applicability of marine protected areas (MPAs), they are often …

Replicated ecological studies in marine reserves and associated unprotected areas are
valuable in examining top-down impacts on communities and the ecosystem-level effects of …

Trophic downgrading destabilizes ecosystems and can drive large‐scale shifts in ecosystem
state. While restoring predatory interactions in marine reserves can reverse anthropogenic …

Between 1978 and 1996 benthic communities in the Leigh Marine Reserve shifted from
being dominated by sea urchins to being dominated by macroalgae. This was a result of a …

Throughout the world “fishing the line” is a frequent harvesting tactic in communities where
no‐take marine reserves are designated. This practice of concentrating fishing effort at the …

No-take marine reserves are advocated widely as a potential solution to the loss of marine
biodiversity and ecosystem structure, and to over-fishing. We assess the duration of …

Large benthic decapods play an increasingly important role in commercial fisheries
worldwide, yet their roles in the marine ecosystem are less well understood. A synthesis of …

Many species of groupers form spawning aggregations, dramatic events where 100s to
1000s of individuals gather annually at specific locations for reproduction. Spawning …