| A Review of the Ecological Effectiveness of Subtidal Marine Reserves in Central California Contributor(s): U. S. Department of Commerce (Author) |
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ISBN: 1495458997 ISBN-13: 9781495458996 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecology |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.73 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Marine reserves, often referred to as no-take MPAs, are defined as areas within which human activities that can result in the removal or alteration of biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem are prohibited or greatly restricted (NRC 2001). Activities typically curtailed within a marine reserve are extraction of organisms (e.g., commercial and recreational fishing, kelp harvesting, commercial collecting), mariculture, and those activities that can alter oceanographic or geologic attributes of the habitat (e.g., mining, shore-based industrial-related intake and discharges of seawater and effluent). Usually, marine reserves are established to conserve biodiversity or enhance nearby fishery resources. Thus, goals and objectives of marine reserves can be inferred, even if they are not specifically articulated at the time of reserve formation. |