| Literature DB >> 26321055 |
Mark J Costello1, Bill Ballantine2.
Abstract
Conservation needs places where nature is left wild; but only a quarter of coastal countries have no-take Marine Reserves. 'Marine Protected Areas' (MPAs) have been used to indicate conservation progress but we found that 94% allow fishing and thus cannot protect all aspects of biodiversity. Biodiversity conservation should focus on Marine Reserves, not MPAs.Keywords: ecosystems; fisheries; ocean; sustainability
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26321055 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.06.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Ecol Evol ISSN: 0169-5347 Impact factor: 17.712