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dc.contributor.authorOlds, Andrew D
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Rod M
dc.contributor.authorPitt, Kylie A
dc.contributor.authorMaxwell, Paul S
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:13:52Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:13:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-06T23:58:25Z
dc.identifier.issn1755-263X
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00204.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/48220
dc.description.abstractConnectivity is now a common consideration in conservation planning, but we need further empirical evidence for the role of connectivity in catalyzing reserve function. We examined whether connectivity improved reserve performance by investigating how isolation between coral reefs and mangroves influenced fish assemblages inside and outside a reserve in Moreton Bay, Australia. Connectivity greatly enhanced reserve performance, with close reserve habitats supporting more harvested fish, and a greater abundance of both piscivores and herbivores than similar nonreserve locations. Close reserve habitats also contained fewer prey fish than nonreserve locations. In contrast, fish abundance in isolated reserve habitats did not differ from similar nonreserve locations. We demonstrate that connectivity can improve the performance of a reserve in promoting fish abundance. We highlight its importance for maintaining ecological processes in reserves and advocate the prioritization of areas of similarly connected habitat for conservation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom56
dc.relation.ispartofpageto63
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalConservation Letters
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310305
dc.titleHabitat connectivity improves reserve performance
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyrightSelf-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the authors for more information.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorConnolly, Rod M.
gro.griffith.authorPitt, Kylie A.


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