eprintid: 1547305
rev_number: 34
eprint_status: archive
userid: 608
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datestamp: 2017-04-03 01:30:05
lastmod: 2021-09-20 00:29:05
status_changed: 2017-07-03 14:07:01
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Gill, DA
creators_name: Mascia, MB
creators_name: Ahmadia, GN
creators_name: Glew, L
creators_name: Lester, SE
creators_name: Barnes, M
creators_name: Craigie, I
creators_name: Darling, ES
creators_name: Free, CM
creators_name: Geldmann, J
creators_name: Holst, S
creators_name: Jensen, OP
creators_name: White, AT
creators_name: Basurto, X
creators_name: Coad, L
creators_name: Gates, RD
creators_name: Guannel, G
creators_name: Mumby, PJ
creators_name: Thomas, H
creators_name: Whitmee, S
creators_name: Woodley, S
creators_name: Fox, HE
title: Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: C08
keywords: Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, Social-Ecological Systems, Reserves, Management, Science
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being used globally to conserve marine resources. However, whether many MPAs are being effectively and equitably managed, and how MPA management influences substantive outcomes remain unknown. We developed a global database of management and fish population data (433 and 218 MPAs, respectively) to assess: MPA management processes; the effects of MPAs on fish populations; and relationships between management processes and ecological effects. Here we report that many MPAs failed to meet thresholds for effective and equitable management processes, with widespread shortfalls in staff and financial resources. Although 71% of MPAs positively influenced fish populations, these conservation impacts were highly variable. Staff and budget capacity were the strongest predictors of conservation impact: MPAs with adequate staff capacity had ecological effects 2.9 times greater than MPAs with inadequate capacity. Thus, continued global expansion of MPAs without adequate investment in human and financial capacity is likely to lead to sub-optimal conservation outcomes.
date: 2017-03-30
date_type: published
publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature21708
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1280427
doi: 10.1038/nature21708
lyricists_name: Whitmee, Sarah
lyricists_id: SWHIT42
full_text_status: public
publication: Nature
volume: 543
number: 7647
pagerange: 665-669
pages: 16
issn: 1476-4687
citation:        Gill, DA;    Mascia, MB;    Ahmadia, GN;    Glew, L;    Lester, SE;    Barnes, M;    Craigie, I;                                                             ... Fox, HE; + view all <#>        Gill, DA;  Mascia, MB;  Ahmadia, GN;  Glew, L;  Lester, SE;  Barnes, M;  Craigie, I;  Darling, ES;  Free, CM;  Geldmann, J;  Holst, S;  Jensen, OP;  White, AT;  Basurto, X;  Coad, L;  Gates, RD;  Guannel, G;  Mumby, PJ;  Thomas, H;  Whitmee, S;  Woodley, S;  Fox, HE;   - view fewer <#>    (2017)    Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally.                   Nature , 543  (7647)   pp. 665-669.    10.1038/nature21708 <https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21708>.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1547305/7/Whitmee_Gill%20et%20al%20MPAglobalanalysis%20Nature%20manuscript%2014Jan17.pdf
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1547305/1/Whitmee_Gill%20et%20al%20MPAglobalanalysis%20Nautre%20supplemental%2014Jan17.pdf