A marine protected area network does not confer community structure resilience to a marine heatwave across coastal ecosystems

G. Smith, Joshua; M. Free, Christopher; Lopazanski, Cori; Brun, Julien; R. Anderson, Clarissa; H. Carr, Mark; Claudet, Joachim; E. Dugan, Jenifer; G. Eurich, Jacob; B. Francis, Tessa; L. Hamilton, Scott; Mouillot, David; Raimondi, P.; M. Starr, Richard; L. Ziegler, Shelby; J. Nickols, Kerry; E. Caselle, Jennifer

doi:10.1111/gcb.16862

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A marine protected area network does not confer community structure resilience to a marine heatwave across coastal ecosystems

Published in Global Change Biology • Jul 13, 2023

Authors:

Joshua G. Smith

Christopher M. Free

Cori Lopazanski

Abstract

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have gained attention as a conservation tool for enhancing ecosystem resilience to climate change. However, empirical evidence explicitly linking MPAs to enhanced ecological resilience is limited and mixed. To better understand whether MPAs can buffer climate impacts, w...

Subject

Marine protected area

Kelp forest

Intertidal zone

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