Larval Connectivity in an Effective Network of Marine Protected Areas

Christie, Mark R.; Tissot, Brian N.; Albins, Mark A.; Beets, James P.; Jia, Yanli; Ortiz, Delisse M.; Thompson, Stephen E.; Hixon, Mark A.

Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/nk322f50n

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Creator	Christie, Mark R. Tissot, Brian N. Albins, Mark A. Beets, James P. Jia, Yanli Ortiz, Delisse M. Thompson, Stephen E. Hixon, Mark A.
Abstract	Acceptance of marine protected areas (MPAs) as fishery and conservation tools has been hampered by lack of direct evidence that MPAs successfully seed unprotected areas with larvae of targeted species. For the first time, we present direct evidence of large-scale population connectivity within an existing and effective network of MPAs. A new parentage analysis identified four parent-offspring pairs from a large, exploited population of the coral-reef fish Zebrasoma flavescens in Hawai'i, revealing larval dispersal distances ranging from 15 to 184 km. In two cases, successful dispersal was from an MPA to unprotected sites. Given high adult abundances, the documentation of any parent-offspring pairs demonstrates that ecologically-relevant larval connectivity between reefs is substantial. All offspring settled at sites to the north of where they were spawned. Satellite altimetry and oceanographic models from relevant time periods indicated a cyclonic eddy that created prevailing northward currents between sites where parents and offspring were found. These findings empirically demonstrate the effectiveness of MPAs as useful conservation and management tools and further highlight the importance of coupling oceanographic, genetic, and ecological data to predict, validate and quantify larval connectivity among marine populations.
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015715
Date Available	2010-12-18T00:37:25+00:00
Date Issued	2010-12
Citation	Christie MR, Tissot BN, Albins MA, Beets JP, Jia Y, Ortiz DM, et al. (2010) Larval Connectivity in an Effective Network of Marine Protected Areas. PLoS ONE 5(12): e15715. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015715
Journal Title	PLoS ONE
Journal Volume	5
Journal Issue/Number	12
Academic Affiliation	Zoology
权利声明	In Copyright
Funding Statement (additional comments about funding)	This work was supported by grants from Conservation International (MAH), Marine Environmental Research (MAH, JPB, and BNT), and Jim and Kayla Paul (MAH), with supplemental funding from the National Science Foundation (05-50709, 08-51162) (MAH). YJ was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association through a grant to the International Pacific Research Center.
Publisher	Public Library of Science
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/19590

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