@article{PAR00003292,
  title = {{E}xploring the effect of {M}arine {P}rotected {A}reas on the dynamics of fish communities in the southern {B}enguela : an individual-based modelling approach},
  author = {{Y}emane, {D}. and {S}hin, {Y}unne-{J}ai and {F}ield, {J}. {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}arine {P}rotected {A}reas ({MPA}s) have been suggested as a tool that can achieve some of the goals of an {E}cosystem {A}pproach to {F}isheries ({EAF}), e.g. prevention of overexploitation, biodiversity conservation, recovery of overexploited population, but the consequences of their establishment on the dynamics of protected components are often unclear. {S}patial and multispecies models can be used to investigate the effects of their introduction. {A}n individual-based, spatially explicit, size-structured, multispecies model (known as {OSMOSE}) is used to investigate the likely consequences of the introduction of three {MPA}s off the coast of {S}outh {A}frica, individually or in combination. {T}he simultaneous introduction of the {MPA}s affected varying proportions of the distribution of the modelled species (5-17%) and 12% of the distribution of the whole community. {I}n general, the introduction of the {MPA}s in the different scenarios resulted in a relative increase in the biomass of large predatory fish and a decrease in the biomass of small pelagic fish. {T}he simulation demonstrates that consideration of trophic interactions is necessary when introducing {MPA}s, with indirect effects that may be detrimental to some (mainly smaller prey) species.},
  keywords = {ecosystem models ; individual-based models ; {M}arine {P}rotected {A}reas ; southern {B}enguela},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}ces {J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {66},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {378--387},
  ISSN = {1054-3139},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1093/icesjms/fsn171},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00003292},
}