Ecological guidelines for designing networks of marine reserves in the unique biophysical environment of the Gulf of California

No-take marine reserves can be powerful management tools, but only if they are well designed and effectively managed. We review how ecological guidelines for improving marine reserve design can be adapted based on an area’s unique evolutionary, oceanic, and ecological characteristics in the Gulf of California, Mexico. We provide ecological guidelines.

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-018-9529-y

Ecological guidelines for designing networks of marine
reserves in the unique biophysical environment of the Gulf
of California.

Adrian Munguia-Vega . Alison L. Green . Alvin N. Suarez-Castillo .
Maria Jose Espinosa-Romero . Octavio Aburto-Oropeza . Andre´s M. Cisneros-Montemayor . Gabriela Cruz-Pinñón . Gustavo Danemann . Alfredo Giron-Nava . Ollin Gonzalez-Cuellar . Cristina Lasch . Maria del Mar Mancha-Cisneros . Silvio Guido Marinone . Marcia Moreno-Ba´ez . Hem-Nalini Morzaria-Luna . Héctor Reyes-Bonilla . Jorge Torre . Peggy Turk-Boyer . Mariana Walther . Amy Hudson Weaver

The Author(s) 2018