Biologically representative and well‐connected marine reserves enhance biodiversity persistence in conservation planning

• Published in: Conservation letters Vol. 11; no. 4
• Main Authors: Magris, Rafael A., Andrello, Marco, Pressey, Robert L., Mouillot, David, Dalongeville, Alicia, Jacobi, Martin N., Manel, Stéphanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2018; Wiley
• Subjects: Algorithms; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; biodiversity conservation; Climate change; Conservation; Ecosystems; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Sciences; Fish; Fish conservation; Fisheries; Fishing; Geographical distribution; larval dispersal; marine protected areas; marine reserve design; Objectives; Planning; prioritization; reserve networks; spatial planning; spatial prioritization; Species; Mediterranean Sea; spatial planning; marine reserve design; biodiversity conservation; marine protected areas; spatial prioritization; larval dispersal

Current methods in conservation planning for promoting the persistence of biodiversity typically focus on either representing species geographic distributions or maintaining connectivity between reserves, but rarely both, and take a focal species, rather than a multispecies, approach. Here, we link...