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Multi-scale multi-level marine spatial planning: A novel methodological approach applied in South Africa by Lagabrielle, Erwann, Lombard, Amanda T, Harris, Jean M, Livingstone, Tamsyn-Claire

“…This study proposes and discusses a multi-scale spatial planning method implemented simultaneously at local and national level to prioritize ecosystem…”
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Diversity patterns of the South African azooxanthellate scleractinians (Cnidaria: Anthozoa), with considerations of environmental correlates by Filander, Zoleka N, Sink, Kerry J, Kitahara, Marcelo V, Cairns, Stephen D, Lombard, Amanda T

“…Azooxanthellate scleractinian corals, a group of species that lack a symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellates, are influenced by environmental variables at…”
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Pelagic protected areas: the missing dimension in ocean conservation by Game, Edward T., Grantham, Hedley S., Hobday, Alistair J., Pressey, Robert L., Lombard, Amanda T., Beckley, Lynnath E., Gjerde, Kristina, Bustamante, Rodrigo, Possingham, Hugh P., Richardson, Anthony J.

“…Fewer protected areas exist in the pelagic ocean than any other ecosystem on Earth. Although there is increasing support for marine protected areas (MPAs) as a…”
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Conservation Planning for Action: End-User Engagement in the Development and Dual-Centric Weighting of a Spatial Decision Support System by Gallo, John A., Lombard, Amanda T., Cowling, Richard M.

“…The implementation of systematic conservation plans often involves collaboration among several organizations, so attaining consensus on the plan is an…”
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Knowns and Unknowns in Future Human Pressures on the Ocean by Vargas‐Fonseca, O. Alejandra, Frazier, Melanie, Lombard, Amanda T., Halpern, Benjamin S.

“…Growing demands on ocean resources are placing increasing pressures on ocean ecosystems. To assess the current state of knowledge of future human pressures on…”
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Designing Large-Scale Conservation Corridors for Pattern and Process by ROUGET, MATHIEU, COWLING, RICHARD M., LOMBARD, AMANDA T., KNIGHT, ANDREW T., KERLEY, GRAHAM I.H.

“…A major challenge for conservation assessments is to identify priority areas that incorporate biological patterns and processes. Because large-scale processes…”
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Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa by Filander, Zoleka N, Kitahara, Marcelo V, Cairns, Stephen D, Sink, Kerry J, Lombard, Amanda T

“…Globally, South Africa ranks in the top five countries regarding marine species richness per unit area. Given the high diversity, it is not surprising that…”
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Integrating Climate Change Resilience Features into the Incremental Refinement of an Existing Marine Park by Davies, Harriet N, Beckley, Lynnath E, Kobryn, Halina T, Lombard, Amanda T, Radford, Ben, Heyward, Andrew

“…Marine protected area (MPA) designs are likely to require iterative refinement as new knowledge is gained. In particular, there is an increasing need to…”
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Meeting Human and Biodiversity Needs for 30 × 30 and beyond with an Iterative Land Allocation Framework and Tool by Gallo, John A., Lombard, Amanda T., Cowling, Richard M., Greene, Randal, Davis, Frank W.

“…Spatial conservation prioritization does not necessarily lead to effective conservation plans, and good plans do not necessarily lead to action. These…”
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Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning by Lombard, Amanda T., Ban, Natalie C., Smith, Joanna L., Lester, Sarah E., Sink, Kerry J., Wood, Spencer A., Jacob, Aerin L., Kyriazi, Zacharoula, Tingey, Richard, Sims, Helena E.

“…Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) processes seek to better manage ocean spaces by balancing multiple objectives across ecological, social and economic objectives…”
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Geographical, temporal, and individual‐based differences in the trophic ecology of female Cape fur seals by Botha, Jonathan A., Trueman, Clive N., Kirkman, Stephen P., Arnould, John P. Y., Lombard, Amanda T., Connan, Maëlle, Hofmeyr, G. J. Greg, Seakamela, S. Mduduzi, Pistorius, Pierre A.

“…Information on resource use and trophic dynamics of marine predators is important for understanding their role in ecosystem functioning and predicting…”
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Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning by Grantham, Hedley S, Game, Edward T, Lombard, Amanda T, Hobday, Alistair J, Richardson, Anthony J, Beckley, Lynnath E, Pressey, Robert L, Huggett, Jenny A, Coetzee, Janet C, van der Lingen, Carl D, Petersen, Samantha L, Merkle, Dagmar, Possingham, Hugh P

“…Pelagic ecosystems support a significant and vital component of the ocean's productivity and biodiversity. They are also heavily exploited and, as a result,…”
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Working together for our oceans : a marine spatial plan for Algoa Bay, South Africa by Cawthra, Hayley C., McQuaid, Christopher, Lombard, Amanda T., Perissinotto, Renzo, Vrancken, Patrick, Goschen, Wayne S., Adams, Janine B., Paterson, Angus, Dorrington, Rosemary A., Snow, Bernadette, Deyzel, Shaun H.P., Roberts, Michael, Mahler-Coetzee, Jacques, Parker-Nance, Shirley, Bornman, Thomas G., Porri, Francesca, Matcher, Gwynneth F., Liu, Kenneth

“…Southern Africa occupies a critical position within the southern hemisphere for the study of broadscale global change and the three oceans around South Africa…”
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Key Challenges in Advancing an Ecosystem-Based Approach to Marine Spatial Planning Under Economic Growth Imperatives by Lombard, Amanda T., Dorrington, Rosemary A., Reed, Jodie Romay, Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly, Penry, Gwenith Susan, Pichegru, Lorien, Smit, Kaylee Pam, Vermeulen, Estee Ann, Witteveen, Minke, Sink, Kerry J., McInnes, Alistair M., Ginsburg, Tayla

“…In 2016, South Africa became the first African country to draft Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) legislation. The underlying legal framework supports the…”
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High‐speed chases along the seafloor put Bryde's whales at risk of entanglement by Segre, Paolo S., di Clemente, Jacopo, Kahane‐Rapport, Shirel R., Gough, William T., Meÿer, Michael A., Lombard, Amanda T., Goldbogen, Jeremy A., Penry, Gwenith S.

“…Recent changes in the South African marine ecosystem and the introduction of an experimental octopus fishery have resulted in an unsustainably high rate of…”
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Science to policy--Reflections on the South African reality by von der Heyden, Sophie, Lukey, Peter, Celliers, Louis, Prochazka, Kim, Lombard, Amanda T

“…Research is a key resource in a knowledge economy and governance system. In order to enable research to benefit the nation and to contribute to growing the…”
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Assessing marine ecosystem condition: A review to support indicator choice and framework development by Smit, Kaylee P., Bernard, Anthony T.F., Lombard, Amanda T., Sink, Kerry J.

“…•Condition is still seldom or poorly defined in marine ecological studies.•A critical review of methods and indicators for condition assessments is…”
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Knowing But Not Doing: Selecting Priority Conservation Areas and the Research-Implementation Gap by KNIGHT, ANDREW T, COWLING, RICHARD M, ROUGET, MATHIEU, BALMFORD, ANDREW, LOMBARD, AMANDA T, CAMPBELL, BRUCE M

“…Conservation assessment is a rapidly evolving discipline whose stated goal is the design of networks of protected areas that represent and ensure the…”
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International consensus principles for ethical wildlife control by Dubois, Sara, Fenwick, Nicole, Ryan, Erin A., Baker, Liv, Baker, Sandra E., Beausoleil, Ngaio J., Carter, Scott, Cartwright, Barbara, Costa, Federico, Draper, Chris, Griffin, John, Grogan, Adam, Howald, Gregg, Jones, Bidda, Littin, Kate E., Lombard, Amanda T., Mellor, David J., Ramp, Daniel, Schuppli, Catherine A., Fraser, David

“…Human-wildlife conflicts are commonly addressed by excluding, relocating, or lethally controlling animals with the goal of preserving public health and safety,…”
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of Critical Biodiversity Areas, identified through a systematic conservation planning process, to reduce biodiversity loss outside protected areas in South Africa by von Staden, Lize, Lötter, Mervyn C., Holness, Stephen, Lombard, Amanda T.

“…Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP) is a spatially explicit process used globally to prioritize conservation actions, but its effectiveness is difficult to…”
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