Integrating Long Term Ecological Research (Lter) and Marine Protected Area Management: Challenges and Solutions

Miranda, Ricardo J.; Malhado, Ana C. M.; Fabré, Nidia Noemí; Batista, Vandick da Silva; Santos, Robson Silva dos; Campos‐Silva, João Vitor; Correia, Ricardo A.; Santos, Ana Paula; Cardoso, Andrei Tiego Cunha; Pinheiro, Bárbara Ramos; Pereira, Bruno Fiorelini; Sampaio, Cláudio L. S.; Moura, Flávia Maria da Silva; Normande, Iran C.; Ramires, Lídia; Araújo, Lindenberg; Efe, Márcio Amorim; Belluci, Marius; Landell, Melissa Fontes; Cavalcante, Roberto; Pinto, Taciana Kramer; Mott, Tamí; Ladle, Richard J.; Carvalho, Nicolli Albuquerque

doi:10.4257/oeco.2020.2402.05

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“…This finding has important implications for research, conservation, and fisheries management actions concerning these species. We strongly recommend that future studies and monitoring initiatives in this ecologically and culturally important MPA (Miranda et al, 2020) should adopt an integrative taxonomic approach that incorporates molecular tools to correctly assign mullet specimens to species (Schlick-Steiner et al, 2010). Uedson Jacobina for the contributions to the improvement of this work.…”

Section: Implications For Conservationmentioning

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Integrative taxonomy reveals extreme morphological conservatism in sympatricMugilspecies from the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic

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Pereira

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J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res.

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The biodiversity crisis has had particularly harsh impacts on marine environments. However, there is still considerable uncertainty about how many species have been seriously impacted and the effectiveness of protection measures (e.g., marine protected areas or MPAs) due to high levels of cryptic species in many taxa. Here, we employ an integrative taxonomy approach to mullet species in the genus Mugil. In addition to its high economic value, this genus is notable for having diversified ~29 million years ago without marked morphological and ecological divergence. We obtained 129 specimens of Mugil from the Coral Coast MPA, the largest of its kind in the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic marine province. Although morphometric and meristic traits revealed six taxonomically recognized species, only five mitochondrial lineages were observed. All individuals morphologically identified as M. incilis belonged to the mitochondrial lineage of Mugil curema, which is consistent with misidentification of morphologically similar species and an overestimation of species diversity. Remarkably, Mugil species in our sample that diverged up to ~23 million years ago are also the most morphologically similar (M. curema and M. rubrioculus), suggesting extreme morphological conservatism, possibly driven by similarities in habitat use and life-history traits. This study demonstrates the potential utility of integrative taxonomy (including DNA barcoding) for contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Integrative taxonomy reveals extreme morphological conservatism in sympatricMugilspecies from the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic

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“…Banerjee et al (2022) reported PAS were more vulnerable to climatic attributes than anthropogenic pressures in the Eastern Himalayas Landscape in India. This may be because the Himalayan Mountain ecosystem is particularly fragile and susceptible to changes in climatic conditions (Tewari et al 2017), but less so to (Martin et al 2016;Hummel et al 2019Hummel et al , 2021Miranda et al 2020). Resettlement and rehabilitation of tribal people from PAs may not be an even-handed approach because it may violate the rights of Indigenous communities living in PAs, disrupt the traditional livelihood practices, result in loss of cultural identity, engender severe emotional and psychological effects, and culminate in long-lasting disputes that may impede cooperation in conservation efforts.…”

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Assessing the vulnerability trifecta: species, climate, and anthropogenic pressures on protected areas of the Central Indian Highlands

Singh,

Moharir

2023

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Efficient management of protected areas (PAs) is important to ensure conservation and long‐term sustenance of threatened species. It is therefore essential to understand the vulnerability of PAs in a multi‐pronged approach by considering the cumulative effects of species, climatic, and anthropogenic attributes. We assessed the overall vulnerability of PAs in the Central Indian Highlands (CIH), which is a landscape of high biodiversity value. Over 81% of PAs experienced medium to high vulnerability due to anthropogenic pressures, and 68.75% of PAs faced medium to high vulnerability due to climate change and conservation status of species within the PA. Our categorization of PAs revealed that 50% of PAs were vulnerable to all 3 attributes. Further, there was a strong correlation between species and anthropogenic vulnerability indices in the PAs of the CIH landscape. Our results may help local policy makers in prioritizing the optimal and cost‐effective conservation management of existing PAs, which can be extended for cost‐effectiveness and efficient resource allocation of PAs, through this multipronged approach, beyond the CIH landscape.

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“…Our study used spatial distribution and abundance data on parrotfish species to develop a prioritization approach for the largest Brazilian coastal MPA. Parrotfish fishing is an extremely important local community livelihood in this MPA 25 , 30 . Therefore, our study provides important baseline data for the long-term monitoring of these key species and supporting information for the refinement of management zones aiming to maintain parrotfish populations in the future and support local and national managers' conservation strategies.…”

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Effectiveness of management zones for recovering parrotfish species within the largest coastal marine protected area in Brazil

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The establishment of multiple zones offering different protection levels within a Marine Protected Area (MPA) can minimize social conflicts while maintaining associated biodiversity benefits such as fish population replenishment. Parrotfishes are among one of the most ecologically important reef fishes; yet extremely overexploited worldwide. In this context, well-designed priority management areas allowing no fishing activity (no-take zones) could help recover fish species, such as parrotfishes, through a MPA zoning process. Here, we tested this hypothesis by identifying the spatial configuration of zones that maximize the recovery of endangered parrotfish species (Scarus trispinosus; Scarus zelindae; Sparisoma amplum; Sparisoma axillare; Sparisoma frondosum) at the largest MPA in Brazil protecting nearshore coral reefs (MPA Costa dos Corais). We used parrotfish distribution data to produce species distribution models (SDMs) and combined them with conservation planning tools to delineate priority zones following a systematic approach. Then, we contrasted priority zones against non-systematic, newly designed no-take zones based on managers’ and stakeholders’ perspectives. After mapping the predicted abundance of each species within both zones based upon field surveys, we found that priority zones were more effective than non-systematic ones for the protection of two out of the five species: Scarus trispinosus and Sparisoma amplum. Thus, we considered that designing systematic zones was particularly relevant for increased protection of the two parrotfish species facing the largest decline. The prioritization analyses also showed that priority areas for parrotfish conservation following a systematic approach were mostly located surrounding and within no-take zones delineated by local stakeholders. The spatial overlap between systematic and non-systematic zones was of 38%. Hence, our study reinforces the importance of considering scientific information and methods (e.g., spatial distribution data and prioritization analyses) as a complementary strategy along with local stakeholders’ knowledge, for delineating and refining management zones within MPAs.

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Integrating Long Term Ecological Research (Lter) and Marine Protected Area Management: Challenges and Solutions

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Integrative taxonomy reveals extreme morphological conservatism in sympatricMugilspecies from the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic

Integrative taxonomy reveals extreme morphological conservatism in sympatricMugilspecies from the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic

Assessing the vulnerability trifecta: species, climate, and anthropogenic pressures on protected areas of the Central Indian Highlands

Effectiveness of management zones for recovering parrotfish species within the largest coastal marine protected area in Brazil

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