Using larval connectivity to inform marine reserve network designs in the Coral Triangle

禁止捕捞的海洋保护区网络被认为是确保澳大利亚北部珊瑚三角地区的保护和粮食安全目标的关键工具。在珊瑚三角区人口最多的菲律宾，已经建立了1400多个由社区管理的海洋保护区。这些保护区对当地的保护和渔业的好处都有充分的记录。现在有必要将这些个别储备转变为可操作的储备网络。该项目建议利用有关幼虫连通性、生物多样性和人类使用模式以及地方治理网络的新信息，系统地改进现有菲律宾保护区网络的设计。

Networks of no-take marine reserves are considered critical tools to ensure conservation and food security targets in the Coral Triangle Region, just north of Australia. More than 1400 community-managed marine reserves have been established in the Philippines, the most populace part of the Coral Triangle. The local conservation and fisheries benefits of these reserves have been well documented. A need now exists to convert these individual reserves into operational reserve networks. This project proposes to use new information on larval connectivity, biodiversity and human usage patterns, and local governance networks, to systematically improve the design of an existing Philippine reserve network.