caa a22 4500 605527148 CHVBK 20210128100806.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-014-0833-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-014-0833-0 Identification of conservation gaps and redesign of island marine protected areas [Elektronische Daten] [Laura Martín-García, Carlos Sangil, Alberto Brito, Jacinto Barquín-Diez] Oceanic islands are structurally more vulnerable to disturbances: their small size and isolation reduces spatial options for persistence of biodiversity. The establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) is considered essential for conserving the marine environment and biodiversity. However, a number of natural and social factors influence the planning process for MPAs, with effects on the exact conservation strategy adopted. Sometimes social interests dominate and the final zoning of the MPA fails to meet the initial conservation criteria, which were recommended on the basis of scientific results. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with their derived and specific applications, provide new opportunities for zoning and management of the marine environment. These tools facilitate analysis of large datasets and allow integration of more information into the MPA planning process. There is already a database full of geo-referenced information about marine habitat distribution, communities, endangered species and human activities, around La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). We analyzed this information, using GIS tools and the algorithm Marxan, and presented seven alternative MPA zones in the sublittoral environment around La Palma. This is the first time that an objective and systematic process, combining knowledge about human activities as well as conservation status, has been used to establish the suitable placement of MPAs in the Canary Islands. The zoning recommended by this study differs significantly from that currently in place. We suggest there is a need to redesign La Palma's outdated conservation strategies by redefining the size, shape and location of its MPAs. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Marine reserve nationallicence Marxan nationallicence Biodiversity nationallicence Spatial planning nationallicence Marine management nationallicence Canary Islands nationallicence Martín-García Laura Animal Biology Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut Sangil Carlos Department of Plant Biology, University of La Laguna, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut Brito Alberto Animal Biology Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut Barquín-Diez Jacinto Animal Biology Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/3(2015-03-01), 511-529 0960-3115 24:3<511 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0833-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0833-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Martín-García Laura Animal Biology Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sangil Carlos Department of Plant Biology, University of La Laguna, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brito Alberto Animal Biology Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barquín-Diez Jacinto Animal Biology Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, CP 38205, La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/3(2015-03-01), 511-529 0960-3115 24:3<511 2015 24 10531