Proposed network of Marine Protected Areas supports larval dispersal and connectivity in the Eastern Mediterranean
Igal Berenshtein, Nir Stern, Aviyam Tagar, Claire B. Paris, Omri Lapidot, Arseniy R. Morov, Erick Fredj, Jacob Zaken, Eli Biton
The paper evaluates a proposed network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Eastern Mediterranean, finding it supports larval connectivity for five species through metrics like recruits and betweenness centrality.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2024 · PreprintEcology