Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages

Marine protected areas (MPAs) were acknowledged globally as effective tools to mitigate the threats to oceans caused by fishing. Several studies assessed the effectiveness of individual MPAs in protecting fish assemblages, but regional assessments of multiple MPAs are scarce. Moreover, empirical evi...

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Autores: Guidetti, Paolo, Baiata, Pasquale, Ballesteros i Sagarra, Enric, 1958-, Di Franco, Antonio, Hereu Fina, Bernat, Macpherson, Enrique, Micheli, Fiorenza, Pais, Antonio, Panzalis, Pieraugusto, Rosenberg, Andrew A., Zabala i Limousin, Mikel, Sala Gamito, Enric
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Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/123849
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Palabra clave:Protecció ambiental
Recursos marins
Peixos
Mediterrània (Mar)
Environmental protection
Marine resources
Fishes
Mediterranean Sea
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spelling Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish AssemblagesGuidetti, PaoloBaiata, PasqualeBallesteros i Sagarra, Enric, 1958-Di Franco, AntonioHereu Fina, BernatMacpherson, EnriqueMicheli, FiorenzaPais, AntonioPanzalis, PieraugustoRosenberg, Andrew A.Zabala i Limousin, MikelSala Gamito, EnricProtecció ambientalRecursos marinsPeixosMediterrània (Mar)Environmental protectionMarine resourcesFishesMediterranean SeaMarine protected areas (MPAs) were acknowledged globally as effective tools to mitigate the threats to oceans caused by fishing. Several studies assessed the effectiveness of individual MPAs in protecting fish assemblages, but regional assessments of multiple MPAs are scarce. Moreover, empirical evidence on the role of MPAs in contrasting the propagation of non-indigenous-species (NIS) and thermophilic species (ThS) is missing. We simultaneously investigated here the role of MPAs in reversing the effects of overfishing and in limiting the spread of NIS and ThS. The Mediterranean Sea was selected as study area as it is a region where 1) MPAs are numerous, 2) fishing has affected species and ecosystems, and 3) the arrival of NIS and the northward expansion of ThS took place. Fish surveys were done in well-enforced no-take MPAs (HP), partially-protected MPAs (IP) and fished areas (F) at 30 locations across the Mediterranean. Significantly higher fish biomass was found in HP compared to IP MPAs and F. Along a recovery trajectory from F to HP MPAs, IP were similar to F, showing that just well enforced MPAs triggers an effective recovery. Within HP MPAs, trophic structure of fish assemblages resembled a top-heavy biomass pyramid. Although the functional structure of fish assemblages was consistent among HP MPAs, species driving the recovery in HP MPAs differed among locations: this suggests that the recovery trajectories in HP MPAs are likely to be functionally similar (i.e., represented by predictable changes in trophic groups, especially fish predators), but the specific composition of the resulting assemblages may depend on local conditions. Our study did not show any effect of MPAs on NIS and ThS. These results may help provide more robust expectations, at proper regional scale, about the effects of new MPAs that may be established in the Mediterranean Sea and other ecoregions worldwide.Public Library of Science (PLoS)2018201820142018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion14 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/123849Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091841PLoS One, 2014, vol. 9, num. 4, p. 1-14https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091841cc-by (c) Guidetti, Paolo et al., 2014http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1238492026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
title Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
spellingShingle Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
Guidetti, Paolo
Protecció ambiental
Recursos marins
Peixos
Mediterrània (Mar)
Environmental protection
Marine resources
Fishes
Mediterranean Sea
title_short Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
title_full Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
title_fullStr Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
title_full_unstemmed Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
title_sort Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Guidetti, Paolo
Baiata, Pasquale
Ballesteros i Sagarra, Enric, 1958-
Di Franco, Antonio
Hereu Fina, Bernat
Macpherson, Enrique
Micheli, Fiorenza
Pais, Antonio
Panzalis, Pieraugusto
Rosenberg, Andrew A.
Zabala i Limousin, Mikel
Sala Gamito, Enric
author Guidetti, Paolo
author_facet Guidetti, Paolo
Baiata, Pasquale
Ballesteros i Sagarra, Enric, 1958-
Di Franco, Antonio
Hereu Fina, Bernat
Macpherson, Enrique
Micheli, Fiorenza
Pais, Antonio
Panzalis, Pieraugusto
Rosenberg, Andrew A.
Zabala i Limousin, Mikel
Sala Gamito, Enric
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Ballesteros i Sagarra, Enric, 1958-
Di Franco, Antonio
Hereu Fina, Bernat
Macpherson, Enrique
Micheli, Fiorenza
Pais, Antonio
Panzalis, Pieraugusto
Rosenberg, Andrew A.
Zabala i Limousin, Mikel
Sala Gamito, Enric
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author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Protecció ambiental
Recursos marins
Peixos
Mediterrània (Mar)
Environmental protection
Marine resources
Fishes
Mediterranean Sea
topic Protecció ambiental
Recursos marins
Peixos
Mediterrània (Mar)
Environmental protection
Marine resources
Fishes
Mediterranean Sea
description Marine protected areas (MPAs) were acknowledged globally as effective tools to mitigate the threats to oceans caused by fishing. Several studies assessed the effectiveness of individual MPAs in protecting fish assemblages, but regional assessments of multiple MPAs are scarce. Moreover, empirical evidence on the role of MPAs in contrasting the propagation of non-indigenous-species (NIS) and thermophilic species (ThS) is missing. We simultaneously investigated here the role of MPAs in reversing the effects of overfishing and in limiting the spread of NIS and ThS. The Mediterranean Sea was selected as study area as it is a region where 1) MPAs are numerous, 2) fishing has affected species and ecosystems, and 3) the arrival of NIS and the northward expansion of ThS took place. Fish surveys were done in well-enforced no-take MPAs (HP), partially-protected MPAs (IP) and fished areas (F) at 30 locations across the Mediterranean. Significantly higher fish biomass was found in HP compared to IP MPAs and F. Along a recovery trajectory from F to HP MPAs, IP were similar to F, showing that just well enforced MPAs triggers an effective recovery. Within HP MPAs, trophic structure of fish assemblages resembled a top-heavy biomass pyramid. Although the functional structure of fish assemblages was consistent among HP MPAs, species driving the recovery in HP MPAs differed among locations: this suggests that the recovery trajectories in HP MPAs are likely to be functionally similar (i.e., represented by predictable changes in trophic groups, especially fish predators), but the specific composition of the resulting assemblages may depend on local conditions. Our study did not show any effect of MPAs on NIS and ThS. These results may help provide more robust expectations, at proper regional scale, about the effects of new MPAs that may be established in the Mediterranean Sea and other ecoregions worldwide.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091841
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091841
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