Using ecological null models to assess the potential for marine protected area networks to protect biodiversity.

Marine protected area (MPA) networks have been proposed as a principal method for conserving biological diversity, yet patterns of diversity may ultimately complicate or compromise the development of such networks. We show how a series of ecological null models can be applied to assemblage data acro...

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Main Authors: Brice X Semmens, Peter J Auster, Michelle J Paddack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2811735?pdf=render