@article{fdi:010088308,
  title = {{E}ffects of {M}adagascar marine reserves on juvenile and adult coral abundance, and the implication for population regulation},
  author = {{R}andrianarivo, {M}. and {B}otosoamananto, {R}. {L}. and {P}enin, {L}. and {T}odinanahary, {G}. and {A}djeroud, {M}ehdi},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ecruitment is a critical component in the dynamics of coral assemblages, and a key question is to determine the degree to which spatial heterogeneity of adults is influenced by pre -vs. post-settlement processes. {W}e analyzed the density of juvenile and adult corals among 18 stations located at three regions around {M}adagascar, and examined the effects of {M}arine {P}rotected {A}reas ({MPA}s). {O}ur survey did not detect a positive effect of {MPA}s on juveniles, except for {P}orites at the study scale. {T}he {MPA} effect was more pronounced for adults, notably for {A}cropora, {M}ontipora, {S}eriatopora, and {P}orites at the regional scale. {F}or most dominant genera, densities of ju-veniles and adults were positively correlated at the study scale, and at least at one of the three regions. {T}hese outcomes suggest recruitment-limitation relationships for several coral taxa, although differences in post -settlement events may be sufficiently strong to distort the pattern established at settlement for other pop-ulations. {T}he modest benefits of {MPA}s on the density of juvenile corals demonstrated here argue in favor of strengthening conservation measures more specifically focused to protect recruitment processes.},
  keywords = {{C}oral assemblages ; {S}patial patterns ; {M}arine protected areas ; {R}ecruitment process ; {P}opulation regulation ; {M}adagascar ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}nvironmental {R}esearch},
  volume = {190},
  numero = {},
  pages = {106080 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {0141-1136},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106080},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088308},
}