scholarly journals Importance of coastal Marine Protected Areas for the conservation of pelagic seabirds: The case of Vulnerable yelkouan shearwaters in the Mediterranean Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 210-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Péron ◽  
David Grémillet ◽  
Aurélien Prudor ◽  
Emeline Pettex ◽  
Claire Saraux ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 108531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Bennett ◽  
Antonio Calò ◽  
Antonio Di Franco ◽  
Federico Niccolini ◽  
Daniela Marzo ◽  
...  

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (s1) ◽  
pp. 190-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simonetta Fraschetti ◽  
Antonio Terlizzi ◽  
Fiorenza Micheli ◽  
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi ◽  
Ferdinando Boero

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (s1) ◽  
pp. 280-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Milazzo ◽  
Renato Chemello ◽  
Fabio Badalamenti ◽  
Raffaele Camarda ◽  
Silvano Riggio

Marine Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 165-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azzurra Bastari ◽  
Fiorenza Micheli ◽  
Francesco Ferretti ◽  
Antonio Pusceddu ◽  
Carlo Cerrano

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Gianni ◽  
Fabrizio Bartolini ◽  
Laura Airoldi ◽  
Enric Ballesteros ◽  
Patrice Francour ◽  
...  

Cystoseira species are some of the most important marine ecosystem-engineers, forming extended canopies comparable to land forests. Such forests are sensitive to human disturbances, like the decrease in water quality, the coastal development and the outbreak of herbivores. Conspicuous historical declines have been reported in many regions and several Cystoseira species are presently protected by European Union (EU) environmental policies. The aim of this work was to synthesize the conservation perspectives of Cystoseira forests in the Mediterranean Sea, focusing on the opportunities offered by artificial restoration and highlighting the potential role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). MPAs give a better protection to healthy forests than non-managed sites and may be a source of propagules for natural recovery and/or for non-destructive artificial restoration of nearby damaged forests. MPAs lacking Cystoseira forests may also represent preferential sites for reforestation. We proposed a flow-chart for the conservation and a reasoned restoration of Cystoseira in the Mediterranean Sea. The successful conservation of Cystoseira forests is still possible, via raising public awareness on the role of Cystoseira and reducing human impacts on coastal ecosystems. Such actions have to be coupled with more specific large-scale management plans, encompassing restoration actions and enforcement of protection within MPAs.


2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Gianni ◽  
Fabrizio Bartolini ◽  
Laura Airoldi ◽  
Enric Ballesteros ◽  
Patrice Francour ◽  
...  

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