https://www.futurity.org/marine-protected-areas-ocean-warming-2943932-2/
"Marine protected areas (MPAs) are locations in the ocean where human
activities such as fishing are restricted to conserve and protect marine
ecosystems, habitats, species, and cultural resources. The study, part of a
10-year review of California’s MPA network conducted at the University of
California, Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis
(NCEAS), finds that marine heatwaves affect ecological communities regardless
of whether they are protected inside MPAs.
“MPAs in California and around the world have many benefits, such as increased
fish abundance, biomass, and diversity,” says Joshua Smith, who led the study
while a postdoctoral researcher at NCEAS. “But they were never designed to
buffer the impacts of climate change or marine heatwaves.”
The findings appear in
Global Change Biology."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
