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dc.contributor.authorAllan, Jamie
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-26T13:54:04Z
dc.date.available2019-08-26T13:54:04Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-26T13:54:04Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/76302
dc.description.abstractAs a result of increasing human pressures and global climate change, many populations of migratory species are facing wide scale population declines. In response, biodiversity conservation efforts have been directed at this suite of species in an attempt to stem such declines and promote population recovery. While research has proposed that networks of marine protected areas may have the potential to contribute to the conservation of migratory pelagics, MPA managers, planners and scholars possess diverse perspectives on such potential. This study synthesizes the state of knowledge depicted within the current scientific literature (2000-2018) as well as conveyed through expert interviews with regard to the utility of MPA networks for migratory pelagics. Results indicate that while networks of MPAs have the potential to provide effective conservation, and that a high level of agreement exists as to the important design and management components of effective MPA networks for migratory pelagics, three conceptual challenges require attention: (1) the lack of distinction between MPA ‘networks’ and MPA ‘systems’; (2) uncertainty regarding what constitutes an ‘MPA’; and, (3) how to incorporate dynamic approaches into MPA networks. As efforts to establish networks of MPAs continue to progress globally, and as work continues on a United Nations Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) instrument, it is essential that such challenges are thoroughly addressed.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectmigratory pelagicsen_US
dc.subjectmarine protected areaen_US
dc.subjectnetworksen_US
dc.subjectnetwork designen_US
dc.subjectIUCNen_US
dc.subjectconnectivityen_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.subjectexpert interviewsen_US
dc.titleASSESSING THE THEORETICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF MARINE PROTECTED AREA NETWORKS FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY PELAGIC SPECIES IN A CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: THE IMPLICATIONS OF CONCEPTUAL AMBIGUITY & INCONSISTENCYen_US
dc.date.defence2019-08-13
dc.contributor.departmentSchool for Resource & Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerN/Aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorKate Sherrenen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerAnna Metaxasen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerElizabeth De Santoen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorKaren Beazleyen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorAnna Metaxasen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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