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Status and Solutions for the World's Unassessed Fisheries by Costello, Christopher, Ovando, Daniel, Hilborn, Ray, Gaines, Steven D., Deschenes, Olivier, Lester, Sarah E.

“…Recent reports suggest that many well-assessed fisheries in developed countries are moving toward sustainability. We examined whether the same conclusion holds…”
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Evolving science of marine reserves: New developments and emerging research frontiers by Gaines, Steven D., Lester, Sarah E., Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten, Costello, Christopher, Pollnac, Richard

“…The field of marine reserve science has matured greatly over the last decade, moving beyond studies of single reserves and beyond perspectives from single…”
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Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally by Gill, David A., Mascia, Michael B., Ahmadia, Gabby N., Glew, Louise, Lester, Sarah E., Barnes, Megan, Craigie, Ian, Darling, Emily S., Free, Christopher M., Geldmann, Jonas, Holst, Susie, Jensen, Olaf P., White, Alan T., Basurto, Xavier, Coad, Lauren, Gates, Ruth D., Guannel, Greg, Mumby, Peter J., Thomas, Hannah, Whitmee, Sarah, Woodley, Stephen, Fox, Helen E.

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being used globally to conserve marine resources. However, whether many MPAs are being effectively and equitably…”
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Placing marine protected areas onto the ecosystem-based management seascape by Halpern, Benjamin S., Lester, Sarah E., McLeod, Karen L., Gaines, Steven D.

“…The rapid increase in the science and implementation of marine protected areas (MPAs) around the world in the past 15 years is now being followed by similar…”
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Spillover from marine reserves and the replenishment of fished stocks by HALPERN, BENJAMIN S., LESTER, SARAH E., KELLNER, JULIE B.

“…No-take marine reserves are widely recognized as an effective conservation tool for protecting marine resources. Despite considerable empirical evidence that…”
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Temperature control of larval dispersal and the implications for marine ecology, evolution, and conservation by O'Connor, Mary I, Bruno, John F, Gaines, Steven D, Halpern, Benjamin S, Lester, Sarah E, Kinlan, Brian P, Weiss, Jack M

“…Temperature controls the rate of fundamental biochemical processes and thereby regulates organismal attributes including development rate and survival. The…”
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Sovereign states in the Caribbean have lower social-ecological vulnerability to coral bleaching than overseas territories by Siegel, Katherine J, Cabral, Reniel B, McHenry, Jennifer, Ojea, Elena, Owashi, Brandon, Lester, Sarah E

“…Coral reef social-ecological systems worldwide face major impacts from climate change, and spatial variation in vulnerability is driven by differential…”
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relationship between dispersal ability and geographic range size by Lester, Sarah E, Ruttenberg, Benjamin I, Gaines, Steven D, Kinlan, Brian P

“…There are a variety of proposed evolutionary and ecological explanations for why some species have more extensive geographical ranges than others. One of the…”
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Understanding the role of socioeconomic and governance conditions in country-level marine aquaculture production by Ruff, Elizabeth O, Gentry, Rebecca R, Lester, Sarah E

“…Marine aquaculture (i.e. seafood farming in the ocean) has the potential to substantially support growing demand for animal protein. Despite vast amounts of…”
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Marine protected area networks: assessing whether the whole is greater than the sum of its parts by Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten, Claudet, Joachim, Tissot, Brian N, Caselle, Jennifer E, Carr, Mark H, Day, Jon C, Friedlander, Alan M, Lester, Sarah E, de Loma, Thierry Lison, Malone, Daniel, Walsh, William J

“…Anthropogenic impacts are increasingly affecting the world's oceans. Networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) provide an option for increasing the ecological…”
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An experimental evaluation of the effect of escape gaps on the quantity, diversity, and size of fish caught in traps in Montserrat by Flower, Jason, Estep, Andy, James, Keinan, Ramdeen, Robin, Runge, Claire A, Thomas, Lennon, Lester, Sarah E

“…Coral reef fisheries are vital to the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide but are challenging to manage due to the high diversity of fish species that…”
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Spatial Planning Principles for Marine Ecosystem Restoration by Lester, Sarah E., Dubel, Alexandra K., Hernán, Gema, McHenry, Jennifer, Rassweiler, Andrew

“…Coastal and marine ecosystems characterized by foundation species, such as seagrass beds, coral reefs, salt marshes, oyster reefs, and mangrove swamps, are…”
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The many faces of ecosystem-based management: Making the process work today in real places by Tallis, Heather, Levin, Phillip S., Ruckelshaus, Mary, Lester, Sarah E., McLeod, Karen L., Fluharty, David L., Halpern, Benjamin S.

“…Despite the widely accepted need for ecosystem-based management of coastal and marine systems, many managers struggle with how to put these principles into…”
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Functional diversity of catch mitigates negative effects of temperature variability on fisheries yields by Dee, Laura E., Miller, Steve J., Peavey, Lindsey E., Bradley, Darcy, Gentry, Rebecca R., Startz, Richard, Gaines, Steven D., Lester, Sarah E.

“…Temperature variation within a year can impact biological processes driving population abundances. The implications for the ecosystem services these…”
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Assessing socio‐environmental suitability and social license of proposed offshore aquaculture development: A Florida case study by Guthrie, Amanda G., Barbour, Nicole, Cannon, Sara E., Marriott, Sara E., Racine, Phoebe, Young, Ruth, Bae, Ashley, Lester, Sarah E., Michaelis, Adriane

“…Offshore aquaculture is a growing industry, but a lack of social acceptance is limiting development, including within the USA. We used the Gulf Coast of…”
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Temporal patterns of adoption of mariculture innovation globally by Gentry, Rebecca R., Ruff, Elizabeth O., Lester, Sarah E.

“…Mariculture—farming seafood in the ocean—has been expanding in many countries and has the potential to be a critical component of a sustainable global food…”
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Finding harmony in Marine Protected Area design guidelines by Burns, Echelle S., Lopazanski, Cori, Flower, Jason, Thomas, Lennon R., Bradley, Darcy, Lester, Sarah E.

“…Widespread degradation of marine ecosystems and ecosystem services, coupled with national and global commitments to improve protection of the oceans, has led…”
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Reexamining the science of marine protected areas: linking knowledge to action by Fox, Helen E, Mascia, Michael B, Basurto, Xavier, Costa, Alice, Glew, Louise, Heinemann, Dennis, Karrer, Leah B, Lester, Sarah E, Lombana, Alfonso V, Pomeroy, Robert S, Recchia, Cheri A, Roberts, Callum M, Sanchirico, James N, Pet‐Soede, Lida, White, Alan T

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) are often implemented to conserve or restore species, fisheries, habitats, ecosystems, and ecological functions and services;…”
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Propagule dispersal and the scales of marine community process by Kinlan, Brian P., Gaines, Steven D., Lester, Sarah E.

“…Benthic marine organisms are characterized by a bipartite life history in which populations of sedentary adults are connected by oceanic transport of…”
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Looking to aquatic species for conservation farming success by Gentry, Rebecca R., Gaines, Steven D., Gabe, Jeremy S., Lester, Sarah E.

“…Thousands of species worldwide are threatened with extinction due to human activities. For some animals, such as elephants, totoaba, and bluefin tuna,…”
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