Being Isolated and Protected Is Better Than Just Being Isolated: A Case Study From the Alacranes Reef, Mexico

Being Isolated and Protected Is Better Than Just Being Isolated: A Case Study From the Alacranes Reef, Mexico

Isolated reefs suffered from overfishing to a lesser extent than coastal reefs systems. Nevertheless, the exploitation of coastal areas forced fishers to move offshore to compensate for their decreasing catches, helped by an overall increase in their technological capabilities. Thus, these once pris...

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Main Authors: Fabio Favoretto, Ismael Mascareñas-Osorio, Lorena León-Deniz, Carlos González-Salas, Horacio Pérez-España, Mariana Rivera-Higueras, Miguel-Ángel Ruiz-Zárate, Alejandro Vega-Zepeda, Harold Villegas-Hernández, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
no-take areas
overfishing
fishing down
trophic pyramids
trophic cascades
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.583056/full

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