Use of Long-Distance Migration Patterns of an Endangered Species to Inform Conservation Planning for the World's Largest Marine Protected Area

Large marine protected areas (MPAs), each hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, have been set up by governments around the world over the last decade as part of efforts to reduce ocean biodiversity declines, yet their efficacy is hotly debated. The Chagos Archipelago MPA (640,000 km2) (Indian...

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Published in:	Conservation biology Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 1636 - 1644
Main Authors:	HAYS, GRAEME C., MORTIMER, JEANNE A., IERODIACONOU, DANIEL, ESTEBAN, NICOLE
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, NJ Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2014 Wiley Periodicals Inc Wiley-Blackwell
Subjects:	adults Amphibia. Reptilia Animal and plant ecology Animal Migration Animal migration behavior Animal nesting Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Aquatic reptiles Archipelagoes Archipelagos Argos biodiversity Biological and medical sciences breeding season Breeding seasons Chagos Chelonia Chelonia mydas Coastal zone management conservation areas Conservation biology Conservation of Natural Resources - methods Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Contributed Papers Endangered Species Environmental conservation Female Foraging Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects GPS tracking Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Islands International cooperation Marine conservation Marine protected areas migratory behavior Migratory species monitoring MPA Oceans Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking planning Protected areas Protected species rastreo por GPS reserva reserve Sea turtles Sea water ecosystems sharks Synecology Thunnus tuna Turtles Turtles - physiology Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution World Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Islands ISW, Indian Ocean ISW, Chagos Archipelago Tracking GPS system Endangered species Long distance Migration Protected area Marine environment Vertebrata Argos Chagos Chelonia reserve GPS tracking Reptilia Environmental protection MPA reserva Chelonia mydas rastreo por GPS
ISSN:	0888-8892, 1523-1739, 1523-1739
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