Search Results - "Maina, Joseph M."

Protecting connectivity promotes successful biodiversity and fisheries conservation by Fontoura, Luisa, D'Agata, Stephanie, Gamoyo, Majambo, Barneche, Diego R, Luiz, Osmar J, Madin, Elizabeth M P, Eggertsen, Linda, Maina, Joseph M

“…The global decline of coral reefs has led to calls for strategies that reconcile biodiversity conservation and fisheries benefits. Still, considerable gaps in…”
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Revisiting “Success” and “Failure” of Marine Protected Areas: A Conservation Scientist Perspective by Giakoumi, Sylvaine, McGowan, Jennifer, Mills, Morena, Beger, Maria, Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Charles, Anthony, Christie, Patrick, Fox, Matthew, Garcia-Borboroglu, Pablo, Gelcich, Stefan, Guidetti, Paolo, Mackelworth, Peter, Maina, Joseph M., McCook, Laurence, Micheli, Fiorenza, Morgan, Lance E., Mumby, Peter J., Reyes, Laura M., White, Alan, Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten, Possingham, Hugh P.

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) form the cornerstone of marine conservation. Identifying which factors contribute to their success or failure is crucial…”
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Harnessing the potential of vulnerability assessments for managing social-ecological systems by Thiault, Lauric, Jupiter, Stacy D., Johnson, Johanna E., Cinner, Joshua E., Jarvis, Rebecca M., Heron, Scott F., Maina, Joseph M., Marshall, Nadine A., Marshall, Paul A., Claudet, Joachim

“…The concept of vulnerability has broadened from initial applications in the fields of risk and hazards, human ecology and resilience to include the management…”
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Modeling Reef Fish Biomass, Recovery Potential, and Management Priorities in the Western Indian Ocean by McClanahan, Timothy R, Maina, Joseph M, Graham, Nicholas A J, Jones, Kendall R

“…Fish biomass is a primary driver of coral reef ecosystem services and has high sensitivity to human disturbances, particularly fishing. Estimates of fish…”
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Tracing the influence of land-use change on water quality and coral reefs using a Bayesian model by Brown, Christopher J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Albert, Simon, Klein, Carissa J., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Maina, Joseph M., Mumby, Peter, Olley, Jon, Stewart-Koster, Ben, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Wenger, Amelia

“…Coastal ecosystems can be degraded by poor water quality. Tracing the causes of poor water quality back to land-use change is necessary to target catchment…”
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Nature-based climate solutions require a mix of socioeconomic and governance attributes by Asamoah, Ernest F., Maina, Joseph M.

“…Nature-based climate solutions (NCS) can play a crucial role in reducing climate change. There is, however, a lack of understanding of the biophysical, social,…”
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Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions by Maina, Joseph M., Gamoyo, Majambo, Adams, Vanessa M., D'agata, Stephanie, Bosire, Jared, Francis, Julius, Waruinge, Dixon

“…Globally, maritime boundaries on oceans form the basis of governance and management of natural resources, yet the fish, and other marine resources neither…”
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Correction: Modeling Reef Fish Biomass, Recovery Potential, and Management Priorities in the Western Indian Ocean by McClanahan, Timothy R, Maina, Joseph M, Graham, Nicholas A J, Jones, Kendall R

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154585.]…”
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Climate and land-use changes reduce the benefits of terrestrial protected areas by Asamoah, Ernest F., Beaumont, Linda J., Maina, Joseph M.

“…Expanding and enhancing protected area networks (PAs) is at the forefront of efforts to conserve and restore global biodiversity but climate change and habitat…”
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Land-use and climate risk assessment for Earth's remaining wilderness by Asamoah, Ernest F, Di Marco, Moreno, Watson, James E M, Beaumont, Linda J, Venter, Oscar, Maina, Joseph M

“…Earth's wilderness areas are reservoirs of genetic information and carbon storage systems, and are vital to reducing extinction risks. Retaining the…”
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Author Correction: Climate and land-use changes reduce the benefits of terrestrial protected areas by Asamoah, Ernest F., Beaumont, Linda J., Maina, Joseph M.

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Changing trends and persisting biases in three decades of conservation science by Di Marco, Moreno, Chapman, Sarah, Althor, Glenn, Kearney, Stephen, Besancon, Charles, Butt, Nathalie, Maina, Joseph M., Possingham, Hugh P., Rogalla von Bieberstein, Katharina, Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E.M.

“…Conservation science is a rapidly developing discipline, and the knowledge base it generates is relevant for practical applications. It is therefore crucial to…”
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What remains to be discovered: A global assessment of tree species inventory completeness by Chanachai, Jariya, Asamoah, Ernest F., Maina, Joseph M., Wilson, Peter D., Nipperess, David A., Esperon-Rodriguez, Manuel, Beaumont, Linda J.

“…Aim Recent unprecedented efforts to digitise and mobilise biodiversity data have resulted in the generation of ‘biodiversity big data’, enabling ecological…”
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Temperature patterns and mechanisms influencing coral bleaching during the 2016 El Niño by McClanahan, Tim R., Darling, Emily S., Maina, Joseph M., Muthiga, Nyawira A., ’agata, Stéphanie D, Jupiter, Stacy D., Arthur, Rohan, Wilson, Shaun K., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Nand, Yashika, Ussi, Ali M., Humphries, Austin T., Patankar, Vardhan J., Guillaume, Mireille M. M., Keith, Sally A., Shedrawi, George, Julius, Pagu, Grimsditch, Gabriel, Ndagala, January, Leblond, Julien

“…Under extreme heat stress, corals expel their symbiotic algae and colour (that is, ‘bleaching’), which often leads to widespread mortality. Predicting the…”
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Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change by McClanahan, Tim R., Darling, Emily S., Beger, Maria, Fox, Helen E., Grantham, Hedley S., Jupiter, Stacy D., Logan, Cheryl A., Mcleod, Elizabeth, McManus, Lisa C., Oddenyo, Remy M., Surya, Gautam S., Wenger, Amelia. S., Zinke, Jens, Maina, Joseph M.

“…Identifying locations of refugia from the thermal stresses of climate change for coral reefs and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for…”
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Land use planning to support climate change adaptation in threatened plant communities by Vijayan, Anu, Maina, Joseph M., Lawson, Rochelle, Chang, Hsing-Chung, Beaumont, Linda J., Davies, Peter J.

“…Among the many causes of habitat loss, urbanization coupled with climate change has produced some of the greatest local extinction rates and has led to the…”
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Large geographic variability in the resistance of corals to thermal stress by McClanahan, Timothy R., Maina, Joseph M., Darling, Emily S., Guillaume, Mireille M. M., Muthiga, Nyawira A., D’agata, Stephanie, Leblond, Julien, Arthur, Rohan, Jupiter, Stacy D., Wilson, Shaun K., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Ussi, Ali M., Humphries, Austin T., Patankar, Vardhan, Shedrawi, George, Julius, Pagu, Ndagala, January, Grimsditch, Gabriel

“…Aim Predictions for the future of coral reefs are largely based on thermal exposure and poorly account for potential geographic variation in biological…”
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Improving conservation outcomes for coral reefs affected by future oil palm development in Papua New Guinea by Tulloch, Vivitskaia J.D., Brown, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Jupiter, Stacy D., Maina, Joseph M., Klein, Carissa

“…Clearing forests for oil palm plantations is a major threat to tropical terrestrial biodiversity, and may potentially have large impacts on downstream marine…”
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Highly variable taxa-specific coral bleaching responses to thermal stresses by McClanahan, Timothy R., Darling, Emily S., Maina, Joseph M., Muthiga, Nyawira A., D’agata, Stephanie, Leblond, Julien, Arthur, Rohan, Jupiter, Stacy D., Wilson, Shaun K., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Ussi, Ali M., Guillaume, Mireille M. M., Humphries, Austin T., Patankar, Vardhan, Shedrawi, George, Pagu, Julius, Grimsditch, Gabriel

“…Complex histories of chronic and acute sea surface temperature (SST) stresses are expected to trigger taxon- and location-specific responses that will…”
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Climate‐driven shift in coral morphological structure predicts decline of juvenile reef fishes by Fontoura, Luisa, Zawada, Kyle J. A., D’agata, Stephanie, Álvarez‐Noriega, Mariana, Baird, Andrew H., Boutros, Nader, Dornelas, Maria, Luiz, Osmar J., Madin, Joshua S., Maina, Joseph M., Pizarro, Oscar, Torres‐Pulliza, Damaris, Woods, Rachael M., Madin, Elizabeth M. P.

“…Rapid intensification of environmental disturbances has sparked widespread decline and compositional shifts in foundation species in ecosystems worldwide. Now,…”
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