Scientists working with the Marine Management Area Science (MMAS) Program produce peer-reviewed publications, ensuring that the research results are validated and accessible to the scientific community.


Overall MMAS Program

Kaufman, L., Karrer, L.B. and Peterson, P. 2009. Monitoring and Evaluation. In: Leslie, H. and K. McLeod (Eds.).  Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans. Pp. 115-128 (Chapter 7). Island Press, Washington, DC, USA. 392 pp.

Palakovich, J. and Kaufman, L.  2009. Estimating the importance of maternal age, size, and spawning experience to recruitment of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Biological Conservation 142:477-487.

Grober-Dunsmore, R., L. Wooninck, J. Field, C. Ainsworth, J. Beets, S. Berkeley, J. Bohnsack, R. Boulon, R. Brodeur, J. Brodziak, L. Crowder, D. Gleason, M. Hixon, L. Kaufman, B. Lindberg, M. Miller, L. Morgan, and C. Wahle.  2008.  Vertical zoning in marine protected areas.  Fisheries 33(12):598-610.

Fox, H.E., Mascia, M.B., Basurto, X., Costa, A., Glew, L., Heinemann, D., Bunce Karrer, L.,  Lester, S.E., Lombana, A.V., Pomeroy, R.S., Reccia, C.A., Roberts, C.M., Sanchirico, J.N. and White, A.T. 2011. Reexamining the science of marine protected areas: Linking knowledge to action. Conservation Letters, in press.

Global Studies

Economic Incentives
Gjertsen, H. and E. Niesten. 2010. Incentive-based approaches in marine conservation: applications for sea turtles. Conservation and Society 8:5-14.

Cost Effectiveness of MMAs
McCrea-Strub, A., Zeller, D., Sumaila, R., U., Nelson, J., Balmford, A., & Pauly, D.  2011. Understanding the cost of establishing marine protected areas. Marine Policy 35:1-9.

Cross-Site Synthesis Techniques
Dinsdale E.A., Pantos O., Smriga S., Edwards A.R., Angly F. et al. 2008. Microbial ecology of four coral atolls in the Northern Line Islands. PLoS One 3(2):e 1584. doi:101371/journa.lpone.0001584.

Sandin S.A., Smith J.E., DeMartini E.E., Dinsdale E.A., Donner S.D., et al. 2008. Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the Northern Line Islands. PLoS One 3(2):e 1548. doi:10 1371/journa.lpone.0001548.

Advanced Biosensors – Genetic
Reitzel, A., Sullivan, J., Traylor-Knowles, N., Finnerty, J. 2008. Genomic survey of candidate stress-response genes in the estuarine anenome Nemostella vectensis. Biol. Bull. 214: 233-254.

Sullivan, J.C., Wolesnksi, F.S., Reitzel  A.M., Traylor-Knowles, N., French, C.E., Gilmore, T.D. and Finnerty, J.R. 2009. Two alleles of NF-κB in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis are widely dispersed in nature and encode proteins with distinct activities.  PLoS ONE 4(10): e7311. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007311

Traylor-Knowles, N., Hansen, U., Dubuc, T.Q., Martindale, M.Q., Kaufman, L., Finnerty, J.R. 2010. The evolutionary diversification of LSF and Grainyhead transcription factors preceded the radiation of basal animal lineages. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:101.

Brazil

Ecological Monitoring
Previero, M., Minte-Vera, C.V., Freitas, M.O., Moura, R., and Dei Tos, C. 2011. Age and growth of the dog snapper Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in Abrolhos Bank, Northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology. Moura, R.L, Dutra, G.F, Francini-Filho, R.B., Minte-Vera, C.V., Curado, I.B., Guimaes, F.J., Oliveira, R.F., Alves, D.C. 2007. Fisheries Management in the Marine Extractive Reserve of Corumbau – Bahia. In: Aquatic Protected Areas as Fisheries Management Tools. Protected Areas of Brazil Series, vol. 4. Brasília: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, pp. 175-188.

Previero, M., Minte-Vera, C.V., Freitas, M.O., Moura, R., and Dei Tos, C. 2011. Age and growth of the dog snapper Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in Abrolhos Bank, Northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology.

Freitas, M.O., V. Abilhoa, and G.H. da Costa e Silva. 2011. Feeding ecology of Lutjanus analis (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) from Abrolhos Bank, Eastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology.

Francini-Filho, R. et al. 2008. Live coral predation by parrotfishes (Perciformes: Scaridae) in the Abrolhos Bank, eastern Brazil, with comments on the classification of species into functional groups. Neotropical Ichthyology 6(2):191-200.

Francini-Filho, R. and Moura, R. 2008. Evidence for spillover of reef fishes from a no-take marine reserve: An evaluation using the before-after control-impact approach. Fisheries Research 93: 346-356.

Francini-Filho, R. and Moura, R. 2008. Dynamics of fish assemblages on coral reefs subjected to different management regimes in the Abrolhos Bank, Eastern Brazil.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18:1166-1179.

Minte-Vera, C., Francini-Filho, R. and Moura, R. 2008. Nested sampling: an improved visual census technique for studying reef fish assemblages. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.  367: 283-293.

Francini-Filho, R. et al. 2008. Diseases leading to accelerated decline of reef corals in the largest South Atlantic reef complex (Abrolhos Bank, Eastern Brazil). Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:1008-1014.

Moura, R., Minte-Vera, C.V., Curado, I.B., Francini-Filho, R., De Castro, H.L.M., Dutra, G.F., Alves, D.C., Bezerra Souto, F.J. 2009. Challenges and prospects of fisheries co-management under a marine extractive reserve framework in northeastern Brazil. Coastal Management 37:617-632.

Francini-Filho, R., et al. 2010. Foraging activity of roving herbivorous reef fish (Acanthuridae and Scaridae) in eastern Brazil: influence of resource availability and interference competition. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90:481-492.

Alves, Jr., N., et al. 2010. Diversity and pathogenic potential of vibrios isolated from Abrolhos Bank corals. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2:90-95.

Reis, A.M.M., et al. 2009. Bacterial diversity associated with the Brazilian endemic reef coral, Mussismilia braziliensis. Journal of Applied Microbiology 106:1378-1387.

Pereira de Castro, A., et al. 2010. Bacterial community associated with healthy and diseased reef coral, Mussismilia hispida, from eastern Brazil. Environmental Microbiology 59:658-667.

Seixas, C.A., et al. 2009. Shared management in the use of fishery resources in Brazil : A proposal for a national program. III Seminario Gestao Socioambiental para o Desenvolvimento Sustentavel da Aquicultura e da Pesa no Brasil. SEGAP.

Seixas, C.A., et al. 2009. Co-managing commons: advancing aquatic resource management in Brasil. Current Trends in Human Ecology, pp. 153-179.

Moura, R., et al. 2010. Ocean research: challenges and opportunities. Scientific American/Brasil. pp. 30 -35.

Moraes, L.E. et al.  2009. Ictiofauna demersal da plataforma continental interna ao largo de Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil. Biota Neotropica  9(4):1-6.

Motta, F.S. et al. 2009. Nota sobre a biologia reprodutiva e alimentar de elasmobranquios do Parque Estadual Marinho Parcel Manoel Luis, Maranhao - Brasil. Pan American Journal of Aquatic Sciences 4(4):593-589.

Moura, R.L. and R. Francini-Filho. 2010. Predation on the toxic zooanthid, Palythoa caribaeorum, by reef fishes in the Abrolhos bank, eastern Brazil. Brazil Journal of Oceanography 58(1):1-3

Francini-Filho, R. et al. 2010. Seasonal prevalence of white plague-like disease on the endemic Brazilian reef coral, Mussismilia braziliensis. Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res. 38(2):292-296.

Belize

Lobel, P.S., and L.K. Lobel. 2011. Endemic marine fishes of Belize: evidence of isolation in a unique ecological region. In:  Palomares, M.L.D., Pauly, D. (eds.), Too Precious to Drill: the Marine Biodiversity of Belize, pp. 48-51. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 19(6). Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia [ISSN 1198-6727].

Inter-Reefal Habitats
Lobel, P.S., Rocha, L.A., and Randall, J.E. 2009. Color phases and distribution of the Western Atlantic labrid fish, Halichoeres socialis. Copeia 1:171-174.

Lobel, P.S. and Randall, J.E . 2009. A literature review of the sponge-dwelling gobiid fishes of the genus Elacatinus from the western Atlantic, with description of two new Caribbean species. Zootaxa 2133:1-19.

Ecotourism Effects on Spawning Fish
Heyman WD, Carr LM, Lobel PS. 2010. Diver ecotourism and disturbance to reef fish spawning aggregations: It is better to be disturbed than to be dead. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 419:201-210.

Panama and Galapagos / Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape (ETPS)

Ecological Monitoring, Galapagos
Banks S.A, M. Vera & A.Chiriboga. 2009. Characterizing the last remaining reefs: establishing reference points to assess long term change in Galapagos zooxanthellate coral communities. Galapagos Research #66.

Vera M. and S. Banks. 2009. Health status of the coralline communities of the northern Islands; Darwin, Wolf and Marchena of the Galapagos Archipelago. Galapagos Research #66.

Extinction Resistance, ETPS
Edgar, G.J., Langhammer, P.F., Allen, G., Brooks, T.M., Brodie, J., Crosse, W., De Silva, N., Fishpool, L., Foster, M.N., Knox, D., McCosker, J.E., McManus, R., Miller, A., and Mugo, R. 2008. Key biodiversity areas as globally significant target sites for the conservation of marine biological diversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18:969-983.

Edgar, G.J., Banks, S., Bensted-Smith, R., Calvopiña, M., Chiriboga, A., Garske, L.E., Henderson, S., Miller, K.A., and Salazar, S. 2008. Conservation of threatened species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve through identification and protection of marine key biodiversity areas. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18:955-968.

Edgar, G.J., Banks, S., Brandt, M. et. al. 2010. El Nino, grazers, and fisheries interact to greatly elevate extinction risk for Galapagos marine species. Global Change Biology 16:2876-2890. (Covered by the BBC, “Galapagos Islands are transformed”, http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8395000/8395075.stm, M. Walker, 4 Dec 2009).

Bass, D., De Silva, N., & Anderson, P. 2010. Applying thresholds to identify key biodiversity areas for marine turtles in Melanesia. Animal Conservation. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00385.x.

Carpenter, K.E., Livingstone, S.R., Abrar, M., Aeby, G., Aronson, R.B., Banks, S., Bruckner, A., Chiriboga, A., Cortés, J., Delbeek, J.C., DeVantier, L., Edgar, G.J., Edwards, A.J., Fenner, D., Guzman, H.M., Hoeksema, B.W., Hodgson, G., Johan, O., Licuanan, W.Y., Lovell, E.R., Moore, J.A., Obura, D.A., Ochavillo, D., Polidoro, B.A., Precht, W.F., Quibilan, M.C., Reboton, C., Richards, Z.T., Rogers, A.D., Sanciangco, J., Sheppard, A., Sheppard, C., Smith, J., Stuart, S., Turak, E., Veron, J.E.N., Wallace, C., Weil, E. & Wood, E. 2008. One third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts. Science 321: 560–563.

Edgar, G.J., Russ, G.R. and Babcock, R.C. 2007. Marine protected areas. Pp. 533–555 in Connell, S. & Gillanders, B.M. (eds.) Marine Ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Polidoro, B.A., Livingstone, S.R., Carpenter, K.E., Hutchinson, B., Mast, R.B., Pilcher, N.J., Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. and Valenti, S.V. 2008. Status of the world’s marine species. Pp. 55–65 in Vié, J.-C., Hilton-Taylor, C. & Stuart, S.N. (eds.) Wildlife in a Changing World. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Conservation International. 2008. Guidebook for the Identification, Delineation and Prioritization of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas: Global Site Conservation Targets for the Marine Environment. Conservation Learning and Practice Series. Conservation International, Arlington, USA.

Conservation International – Pacific Islands Programme, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. 2009. Priority Sites for Conservation in Samoa: Key Biodiversity Areas. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia, Samoa.

Calvopiña, M. and Edgar, G. 2008. Threatened Marine Species Eastern Tropical Pacific Region: Guide and Logbook. CDRS, Ecuador.

Fiji/Pacific

Fish Genetic Connectivity
Drew, J.A., Allen, G.R., Kaufman, L. and Barber, P.H. 2008. Regional color and genetic differences demonstrate endemism in five putatively cosmopolitan reef fishes. Conservation Biology 22(4):965-975.

Allen, G.R., Drew, J.A., and Kaufman, L. 2008. Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Aqua 14(3):105-114.

Allen, G.R., Drew, J.A., and Barber, P.H. 2008. Cirrhilabrus beauperryi, a new wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from Melanesia. Aqua 14(3):129-140.

MMA Ecological Effectiveness in the Philippines
Samoilys, M.A., Martin-Smith, K.M., Giles, B.G., Cabrera, B., Anticamara, J.A., Brunio, E.O., Vincent, A.C. 2007. Effectiveness of five small Philippines’ coral reef reserves for fish populations depends on site-specific factors, particularly enforcement history. Biological Conservation 136:584 -601.

Ban, N.C, G.J.A. Hansen, M.L. Jones and A.C.J Vincent. 2009. Systematic marine conservation planning in data-poor regions: socioeconomic data are essential. Marine Policy 33:794-800.

Yasué, M. L. Kaufman and A.C.J. Vincent. 2009. Assessing ecological changes in and around marine reserves using community perceptions and biological surveys. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20:407-418.

Molloy, P.P., Anticamara, J.A., Rist, J.L., Vincent, A.C.J. 2010. Frugal conservation: what does it take to detect changes in fish populations? Biological Conservation 143:2532-2542. 

Hansen, G.J.A., Ban, N.C., Jones, M.L., Kaufman, L., Panes, H.M., Yasué, M., and Vincent, A.C.J. 2011. Hindsight in marine protected area selection: A comparison of ecological representation arising from opportunistic and systematic approaches. Biological Conservation 144(6):1866-1875.

Fish Replenishment in Hawaii
Christie, M. and Eble, J. 2009. Isolation and characterization of 23 microsatellite loci in the yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens (Pisces:Acanthuridae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:544-546.

Christie MR, Tissot BN, Albins MA, Beets JP, Jia Y, et al. 2010. Larval connectivity in an effective network of marine protected areas. PLoS ONE 5(12): e15715. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015715

CI MMA Cultural Roles Study                                                                                                    Veitayaki, J., Nakoro, A.D.R., Sigarua, T., and Bulai, N. 2011. On cultural factors and marine managed areas in Fiji. In:  Liston, J., Clark, G., and Alexander, D., (Eds.).  Pacific Island Heritage: Archaeology, Identity & Community. Pp. 37-49 (Chapter 4). Australian National University E Press, Canberra, Australia. 204 pp. ISBN 9781921862489


MPA Networks in the Coral Triangle                                                                                           Green, S.J., White, A.T., Christie, P., Kilarski, S., Meneses, A.B.T., Samonte-Tan, G., Bunce Karrer, L., Fox, H., Campbell, S., and Claussen, J.D. 2011. Emerging marine protected area networks in the coral triangle: Lessons and way forward. Conservation and Society 9(3): 173-188.