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DrMorenaMills

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Reader in Environmental Policy and Practice
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 7317m.mills Website

 
 
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209Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Alvarez-Romero:2018:10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.027,
author = {Alvarez-Romero, JG and Mills, M and Adams, VM and Gurney, GG and Pressey, RL and Weeks, R and Ban, NC and Cheok, J and Davies, TE and Day, JC and Hamel, MA and Leslie, HM and Magris, RA and Storlie, CJ},
doi = {10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.027},
journal = {Biological Conservation},
pages = {369--382},
title = {Research advances and gaps in marine planning: towards a global database in systematic conservation planning},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.027},
volume = {227},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Systematic conservation planning (SCP) has increasingly been used to prioritize conservation actions, including the design of new protected areas to achieve conservation objectives. Over the last 10years, the number of marine SCP studies has increased exponentially, yet there is no structured or reliable way to find information on methods, trends, and progress. The rapid growth in methods and marine applications warrants an updated analysis of the literature, as well as reflection on the need for continuous and systematic documentation of SCP exercises in general. To address these gaps, we developed a database to document SCP exercises and populated it with 155 marine SCP exercises found in the primary literature. Based on our review, we provide an update on global advances and trends in marine SCP literature. We found accelerating growth in the number of studies over the past decade, with increasing consideration of socioeconomic variables, land-sea planning, and ecological connectivity. While several studies aimed to inform conservation decisions, we found little evidence of input from practitioners. There are important gaps in geographic coverage and little correspondence with areas most threatened. Five countries lead most studies, but their networks suggest potential for capacity building through collaborations. The varying quality and detail in documentation of studies confirmed the limited opportunities to develop and assess the application of best practice in conservation planning. A global database to track the development, implementation, and impact of SCP applications can thus provide numerous benefits. Our database constitutes an important step towards the development of a centralized repository of information on planning exercises and can serve several roles to advance SCP theory and practice: it facilitates assessing geographic coverage and gaps; scientists and practitioners can access information to identify trends in the use of data, methods, and to
AU  - Alvarez-Romero,JG
AU  - Mills,M
AU  - Adams,VM
AU  - Gurney,GG
AU  - Pressey,RL
AU  - Weeks,R
AU  - Ban,NC
AU  - Cheok,J
AU  - Davies,TE
AU  - Day,JC
AU  - Hamel,MA
AU  - Leslie,HM
AU  - Magris,RA
AU  - Storlie,CJ
DO  - 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.027
EP  - 382
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0006-3207
SP  - 369
TI  - Research advances and gaps in marine planning: towards a global database in systematic conservation planning
T2  - Biological Conservation
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.027
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000449129700042&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/76320
VL  - 227
ER  -
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