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Biodiversity Online J

Shortcomings in Marine Biodiversity Conservation

  • José Templado*

    Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    *Corresponding author:José Templado, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

Submission: August 04, 2024; Published: August 22, 2024

DOI: 10.31031/BOJ.2024.04.000600

ISSN : 2640-9275
Volume4 Issue5

Abstract

To address biodiversity loss, conservation measures in the marine environment are focused on marine protected areas and threatened species. Nevertheless, these are reductionist approaches in a vast ocean where everything is interconnected. Further, in both cases, protected areas and threatened species, conservation measures apply only to the adult phases of benthic species. However, most marine species are broadcast spawners with a bi-phasic life cycle including a pelagic phase. Linking both planktonic and benthic phases is critical for the persistence of marine populations. Therefore, conservation of marine biodiversity should be based on and holistic approach broadening beyond protected areas and from traditional coastal approaches to the pelagic realm.

Keywords:Marine protected areas; Threatened species; Pelagic larval phase

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