@misc{10498/34934,
year = {2017},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34934},
abstract = {Biological invasions are a major threat to the world's biota and are considered a major cause of biodiversity loss.
Therefore,worldmarine policy has recognized the need for more marine protected areas (MPAs) as amajor tool
for biodiversity conservation. The present work experimentally evaluated how protected communities from an
offshore island can face the settlement and/or expansion of nonindigenous species (NIS). First, NIS colonization
success in marine protected and marina communities was compared by deploying PVC settling plates at the
GarajauMPA and Funchal marina (SWMadeira Island). Then, the settling plates from the MPA were transferred
to Funchalmarina to test their resistance to NIS invasion under high levels of NIS pressure. Results indicated that
the structure and composition of fouling communities fromtheMPA differed fromthose collected in themarina.
Interestingly, communities fromthe protected area showed lower NIS colonization success, suggesting some degree
of biotic resistance against NIS invasion.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
title = {Marine protected communities against biological invasions: A case study from an offshore island},
doi = {10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2017.03.017},
author = {Gestoso García, Ignacio José and Arenas, Francisco and Olabarria, Celia},
}