Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network
Abstract The use of marine protected area (MPA) networks to sustain fisheries and conserve biodiversity is predicated on two critical yet rarely tested assumptions. Individual MPAs must produce sufficient larvae that settle within that reserve's boundaries to maintain local populations while si...
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| author | Michael L. Berumen Glenn R. Almany Serge Planes Geoffrey P. Jones Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo Simon R. Thorrold |
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| description | Abstract The use of marine protected area (MPA) networks to sustain fisheries and conserve biodiversity is predicated on two critical yet rarely tested assumptions. Individual MPAs must produce sufficient larvae that settle within that reserve's boundaries to maintain local populations while simultaneously supplying larvae to other MPA nodes in the network that might otherwise suffer local extinction. Here, we use genetic parentage analysis to demonstrate that patterns of self‐recruitment of two reef fishes (Amphiprion percula and Chaetodon vagabundus) in an MPA in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, were remarkably consistent over several years. However, dispersal from this reserve to two other nodes in an MPA network varied between species and through time. The stability of our estimates of self‐recruitment suggests that even small MPAs may be self‐sustaining. However, our results caution against applying optimization strategies to MPA network design without accounting for variable connectivity among species and over time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36495a7945004c5e8f62c87644521b472023-06-22T06:50:39ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582012-02-012244445210.1002/ece3.208Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area networkMichael L. Berumen0Glenn R. Almany1Serge Planes2Geoffrey P. Jones3Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo4Simon R. Thorrold5Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University Townsville, Queensland, 4811, AustraliaUSR 3278 CNRS EPHE Center de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE) BP 1013 Papetoai, 98729 Moorea, French PolynesiaARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University Townsville, Queensland, 4811, AustraliaRed Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaBiology Department Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02540Abstract The use of marine protected area (MPA) networks to sustain fisheries and conserve biodiversity is predicated on two critical yet rarely tested assumptions. Individual MPAs must produce sufficient larvae that settle within that reserve's boundaries to maintain local populations while simultaneously supplying larvae to other MPA nodes in the network that might otherwise suffer local extinction. Here, we use genetic parentage analysis to demonstrate that patterns of self‐recruitment of two reef fishes (Amphiprion percula and Chaetodon vagabundus) in an MPA in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, were remarkably consistent over several years. However, dispersal from this reserve to two other nodes in an MPA network varied between species and through time. The stability of our estimates of self‐recruitment suggests that even small MPAs may be self‐sustaining. However, our results caution against applying optimization strategies to MPA network design without accounting for variable connectivity among species and over time.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.208Amphiprion perculaChaetodon vagabundusconnectivitylarval dispersalmarine protected areasmicrosatellite parentage analysis |
| spellingShingle | Michael L. Berumen Glenn R. Almany Serge Planes Geoffrey P. Jones Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo Simon R. Thorrold Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network Ecology and Evolution Amphiprion percula Chaetodon vagabundus connectivity larval dispersal marine protected areas microsatellite parentage analysis |
| title | Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network |
| title_full | Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network |
| title_fullStr | Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network |
| title_short | Persistence of self‐recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network |
| title_sort | persistence of self recruitment and patterns of larval connectivity in a marine protected area network |
| topic | Amphiprion percula Chaetodon vagabundus connectivity larval dispersal marine protected areas microsatellite parentage analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.208 |
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