Threats to marine biodiversity in European protected areas.
Conservation effectiveness
Conservation planning
Human-related activities
Protected areas network
Transboundary conservation
Journal
The Science of the total environment
ISSN: 1879-1026
Titre abrégé: Sci Total Environ
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0330500
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 Aug 2019
10 Aug 2019
Historique:
received:
27
01
2019
revised:
01
04
2019
accepted:
22
04
2019
pubmed:
7
5
2019
medline:
31
7
2019
entrez:
7
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Marine protected areas (MPAs) represent the main tool for halting the loss of marine biodiversity. However, there is increasing evidence concerning their limited capacity to reduce or eliminate some threats even within their own boundaries. Here, we analysed a Europe-wide dataset comprising 31,579 threats recorded in 1692 sites of the European Union's Natura 2000 conservation network. Focusing specifically on threats related to marine species and habitats, we found that fishing and outdoor activities were the most widespread threats reported within MPA boundaries, although some spatial heterogeneity in the distribution of threats was apparent. Our results clearly demonstrate the need to reconsider current management plans, standardise monitoring approaches and reporting, refine present threat assessments and improve knowledge of their spatial patterns within and outside MPAs in order to improve conservation capacity and outcomes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31059884
pii: S0048-9697(19)31875-3
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.333
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
418-426Informations de copyright
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