Transdisciplinary science on Marine Protected Areas in Fiji
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Small Marine Protected Areas in Fiji Provide Refuge for Reef Fish Assemblages, Feeding Groups, and Corals
The establishment of no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) on coral reefs is a common management strategy for conserving the diversity, abundance, and biomass of reef organisms. Generally, well-managed and enforced MPAs can increase or maintain the diversity and function of the enclosed coral reef, with some of the benefits extending to adjacent non-protected reefs. A fundamental question in co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1345-1421,1882-5710
DOI: 10.3755/jcrs.21.49