ArticleAquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems2012
Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: why it is the world's largest no-take marine protected area.
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C R C SheppardSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK.
M AteweberhanSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK.
B W BowenHawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1346, Kane'ohe, Hawai'i. 96744, USA.
P CarrBF BIOT, Diego Garcia, BIOT, BFPO 485, UK.
C A ChenBiodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
C ClubbeRoyal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK.
M T CraigDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P.O. Box 9000, Mayaguez, PR 00681.
R EbinghausDepartment for Environmental Chemistry, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Straße 1 I 21502, Geesthacht I, Germany.
J EbleHawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1346, Kane'ohe, Hawai'i. 96744, USA.
N FitzsimmonsInstitute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
M R GaitherHawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1346, Kane'ohe, Hawai'i. 96744, USA.
C-H GanBiodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
M GollockZoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK.
N GuzmanNestor Guzman: NAVFACFE PWD DG Environmental, PSC 466 Box 5, FPO AP, 96595-0005.
N A J GrahamARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
A HarrisSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK.
R JonesZoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK.
S KeshavmurthyBiodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
H KoldeweyZoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK.
C G LundinIUCN Marine Programme, Rue Mauverney 28, Gland, 1196, Switzerland.
J A MortimerDepartment of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
D OburaCORDIO East Africa, #9 Kibaki Flats, Kenyatta Beach, Bamburi Beach, P.O.BOX 10135, Mombasa 80101, Kenya.
M PfeifferRWTH Aachen University, Templergraben 55, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
A R G PriceSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK.
S PurkisNational Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center, 8000 North Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, FL 33004, USA.
P RainesCoral Cay Conservation, Elizabeth House, 39 York Road, London SE1 7NQ, UK.
J W ReadmanPlymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK.
B RieglNational Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center, 8000 North Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, FL 33004, USA.
A RogersDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Tinbergen Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.
M SchleyerOceanographic Research Institute, PO Box 10712, Marine Parade, Durban, 4056, South Africa.
M R D SeawardDivision of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK.
A L S SheppardSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK.
J TamelanderUNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation, UN, Rajdamnern Nok Av., Bangkok, 10200, Thailand.
J R TurnerSchool of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK.
S VisramBiodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
C VoglerDepartment für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften Paläontologie & Geobiologie, Ludwig- Maximilians-Universität, Richard-Wagner-Str.10, 80333, München, Germany.
S VogtNaval Facilities Engineering Command Far East, PSC 473, Box 1, FPO AP 96349, USA.
H WolschkeDepartment for Environmental Chemistry, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Straße 1 I 21502, Geesthacht I, Germany.
J M-C YangBiodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
S-Y YangBiodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
C YessonZoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK.
Funding
POST DOCTORAL EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHINGK12GM000708 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI STRAUSFELD, NICHOLAS J · 2000 to 2018
$21.5MNIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM000708
Abstract
The Chagos Archipelago was designated a no-take marine protected area (MPA) in 2010; it covers 550 000 km
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