Rapid effects of marine reserves via larval dispersal.

Marine reserves have been advocated worldwide as conservation and fishery management tools. It is argued that they can protect ecosystems and also benefit fisheries via density-dependent spillover of adults and enhanced larval dispersal into fishing areas. However, while evidence has shown that mari...

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Main Authors: Richard Cudney-Bueno, Miguel F Lavín, Silvio G Marinone, Peter T Raimondi, William W Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2612740?pdf=render