Appendix1:Summary of empirical studies comparing fish assemblages inside and outside of no-take marine reserves in the Indo-pacific region. Information is organised by general region of the Indo-pacific. Studies were sourced using the ISI and Scopus Databases with the search terms Marine Reserve/Marine Protected Area for each of the regions. The scientific method used and the depth(s) each study sampled at, are shown.
Location / Author(s)(year) / Method Used / Depths Studied (m)
East Africa / (McClanahan 1994) / UVC / < 1.5
(Watson & Ormond 1994) / UVC / 5, 10
(Jennings et al. 1996) / UVC / 3-13
(McClanahan & Kaunda-Arara 1996) / UVC / 0.2-10
(McClanahan 1997) / UVC / < 1.5
(McClanahan et al. 2007) / UVC / 0.5-3
(Tyler et al. 2009) / UVC / 3 Zones
Fiji / (Jupiter and Egli 2011) / UVC / 0.5-2, 5-8, 12-15
Great Barrier Reef / (Ferreira & Russ 1995) / Catch Tag Release / N/A
(Zeller & Russ 1998) / Catch Tag Release / N/A
(Graham et al. 2003) / UVC / 7-11
(Evans & Russ 2004) / UVC / 5-10
(Williamson et al. 2004) / UVC / 4-12
(Russ et al. 2008) / UVC / Not Stated
(Evans et al. 2008) / UVC / 4-9
Hawai’i and Line Islands / (Friedlander et al. 2003) / UVC / 1-5, 6-13
(Tissot et al. 2004) / UVC / 7, 15
(Williams et al. 2006) / UVC / <2
(Friedlander et al. 2007) / UVC / 0.5 – 31
(DeMartini et al. 2008) / UVC / 10
(Friedlander et al. 2010) / UVC / 5, 10, 20
New Caledonia / (Wantiez et al. 1997) / UVC / Not Stated
(Sarramegna 2001) / UVC, Catch Data / Not Stated
(Chateau & Wantiez 2005) / UVC / 3 Zones
(Ferraris et al. 2005) / UVC / 0.7-1.5, 8.4
(Kulbicki et al. 2007) / UVC / Not Stated
(Bartlett et al. 2009) / UVC / Not Stated
NW Australia / (Westera et al. 2003) / BRUVs UVC / 2
Papua New Guinea / (Jones et al. 2004) / UVC / 2 Zones
(Cinner et al. 2005) / UVC / 2-4, 6-8
(Cinner et al. 2006) / UVC Catch Data / 3, 7
(McClanahan et al. 2006) / UVC / Not Stated
Philippines / (White 1988) / UVC / 6-7
(Alcala 1988) / UVC, Catch Data / Not Stated
(Russ & Alcala 2003) / UVC / 2-7
(Alcala et al. 2005) / UVC / 2-17
(Russ et al. 2005) / UVC / 2-5, 10-12
(Abesamis et al. 2006) / UVC / 10-12
(Samoilys et al. 2007) / UVC / 1-5, 7-11
Red Sea / (Roberts & Polunin 1993) / UVC / 15
(Galal et al. 2002) / UVC, Catch Data / 0-2, 3, 10, 17
(Ashworth & Ormond 2005) / UVC / 1, 3, 10
Solomon Isl. / (Aswani et al. 2007) / UVC / 20
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