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Titre :	Small marine reserves can offer long term protection to an endangered fish
Auteurs :	Pedro Afonso, Auteur ; Jorge Fontes, Auteur ; Ricardo S. Santos, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (144(11) NOV 2011)
Article en page(s) :	2739-2744
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	The protection of exploited species offered by marine reserves is maximised if individual fish live within the boundaries of the reserve for most of their lives. The direct benefit of this protection, the so called 'reserve effect', is the build-up of biomass through an increase in individual numbers and size. This effect can take several years depending on the life history traits of the target species. However, empirical studies on individual fish spatial behaviour at temporal scales long enough to be compatible with that of invoking the reserve effect are still virtually lacking. We studied the inter-annual patterns of habitat use of the dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), an endangered reef fish predator, using passive acoustic telemetry inside and around a small marine reserve in the Azores, mid-north Atlantic. All

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