Danny Brock
2 Papers
Danny Brock is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Marine protected area & Marine conservation. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications.
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Reef Life Survey: Establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life
Graham J. Edgar,Antonia T. Cooper,Susan C. Baker,William Barker,Neville S. Barrett,Mikel A. Becerro,Amanda E. Bates,Danny Brock,Daniela M. Ceccarelli,Ella Clausius,Marlene Davey,Tom R. Davis,Paul B. Day,Andrew Green,Samuel R. Griffiths,Jamie Hicks,Iván A. Hinojosa,Iván A. Hinojosa,Ben K. Jones,Stuart Kininmonth,Stuart Kininmonth,Meryl F. Larkin,Natali Lazzari,Jonathan S. Lefcheck,Scott D. Ling,Peter Mooney,E Oh,Alejandro Pérez-Matus,Jacqueline B. Pocklington,Rodrigo Riera,Jose A. Sanabria-Fernandez,Yanir Seroussi,Ian Shaw,Derek Shields,Joe Shields,Margo Smith,German Soler,JF Stuart-Smith,John W. Turnbull,Rick D. Stuart-Smith +39 more
TL;DR: The Reef Life Survey (RLS) as mentioned in this paper provides a new model for ecological monitoring through training experienced recreational divers in underwater visual census methods to the level of skilled scientists, at low cost to allow global coverage.
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Increased connectivity and depth improve the effectiveness of marine reserves.
Jordan Goetze,Shaun K. Wilson,Ben Radford,Rebecca Fisher,Tim J. Langlois,Jacquomo Monk,Nathan A. Knott,Hamish A. Malcolm,Leanne M. Currey-Randall,Daniel Ierodiaconou,David Harasti,Neville S. Barrett,Russell C. Babcock,Néstor E. Bosch,Danny Brock,Joachim Claudet,Jock Clough,David V. Fairclough,Michelle R. Heupel,Thomas H. Holmes,Charlie Huveneers,Alan Jordan,Dianne L. McLean,Mark G. Meekan,David Miller,Stephen J. Newman,Matthew J. Rees,Kelsey E. Roberts,Benjamin J. Saunders,Conrad W. Speed,Michael J. Travers,Eric A. Treml,Sasha K. Whitmarsh,Corey B. Wakefield,Euan S. Harvey +34 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analytical comparison of 73 fished species within 91 marine reserves found that, on average, marine reserves had 28% greater abundance and 53% greater biomass of fished organisms compared to adjacent areas open to fishing.
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