Defining Boundaries for Ecosystem-Based Management: A Multispecies Case Study of Marine Connectivity across the Hawaiian Archipelago

Author:

Toonen Robert J.1,Andrews Kimberly R.12,Baums Iliana B.3,Bird Christopher E.1,Concepcion Gregory T.12,Daly-Engel Toby S.12,Eble Jeff A.12,Faucci Anuschka4,Gaither Michelle R.12,Iacchei Matthew12,Puritz Jonathan B.12,Schultz Jennifer K.1,Skillings Derek J.12,Timmers Molly A.5,Bowen Brian W.1

Affiliation:

1. Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, P.O. Box 1346 Kāne‘ohe, HI 96744, USA

2. Department of Zoology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

3. Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

4. Department of Biology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

5. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

Abstract

Determining the geographic scale at which to apply ecosystem-based management (EBM) has proven to be an obstacle for many marine conservation programs. Generalizations based on geographic proximity, taxonomy, or life history characteristics provide little predictive power in determining overall patterns of connectivity, and therefore offer little in terms of delineating boundaries for marine spatial management areas. Here, we provide a case study of 27 taxonomically and ecologically diverse species (including reef fishes, marine mammals, gastropods, echinoderms, cnidarians, crustaceans, and an elasmobranch) that reveal four concordant barriers to dispersal within the Hawaiian Archipelago which are not detected in single-species exemplar studies. We contend that this multispecies approach to determine concordant patterns of connectivity is an objective and logical way in which to define the minimum number of management units and that EBM in the Hawaiian Archipelago requires at least five spatially managed regions.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3