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Experimental methods of quantifying and monitoring ecological response to notake marine reserves in Northeastern National Parks Jason Krumholz Graduate School of Oceanography- University of Rhode Island RI SURFRIDER- Robert Lloyd Scholarship Presentation 5/16/06 What is a Marine Protected Area? Presidential Executive Order #13158 “ to protect the significant natural and cultural resources within the marine environment for the benefit of present and future generations by strengthening and expanding the Nation’s system of marine protected areas.” “any area of the marine environment that has been reserved by Federal, State, territorial, tribal, or local laws or regulations to provide lasting protection for part or all of the natural and cultural resources therein.” Federal Register. 2000. Executive Order #13158 Vol. 65, No. 105. Wednesday, May 31, 2000 Reviewing the options... www.mpa.gov/information_tools National Park Service Northeast Region Acadia Boston Harbor Is Cape Cod Sagamore Hill Fire Island Gateway Assateague Island Colonial George Washington Birthplace The Project... Goal: Review scientific methods for justifying and monitoring no-take reserves in Northeast National Parks • Site Selection •Ecosystem Response Primary Focus •Fisheries Response •Monitoring •Modeling Secondary Focus Challenges Fire Island National Seashore Landings (Thousands of Bushels) 800 Figure 1. Hard Clams 700 Babylon 600 Islip Brookhaven(GSB) 500 400 300 200 100 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 Year Maps and Data: Henn & Cullen. 2004 USACE/TNC Conference 2000 Ecosystem Response Toolbox Water Quality (oxygen, chlorophyll, Nutrients) Habitat Quality (eelgrass, sediment chemistry) Species Richness / Diversity Benthic Infauna (Polychaetes) Modeling (Ecosystem, Fisheries) Polychaetes Simple to Collect Multiple Uses Shortfalls Abundance Diversity Indicator Species Time consuming High taxonomic res. How can we apply this to MPA’s? A. Giangrande et.al. Mar Pollut Bull. 2005 50(11):1153-62. Trophic Cascade Theory1 Ecosystem Health Theory2 More Big Fish Less Disturbance Less Little Higher Ecosystem Health Fish Less Predation More Polychaetes Less Opportunists More Polychaetes More Diversity 1 Pinnegar, J.K., et.al. 2000. Trophic cascades in benthic ecosystems: lesson for fisheries and protected-area management. Environmental Conservation 27 (2), 179–200. 2 A. Giangrande et.al. Mar Pollut Bull. 2005 50(11):1153-62. Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Single metric for ecosystem health/change Simplifies a lot of data into a single index Sometimes over-simplifies Used extensively in coral reef ecosystems Attempted How for Narr. Bay (Meng et. al., 2002) useful is this tool? Modeling Particularly useful in a fisheries and reserve establishment context Generally show reserves most effective at: • • • • Moderate size (10-25% of habitat) Moderate to high fishing pressure Low migration rate High dispersal rate of larvae Most highly adaptable models lack fine scale resolution Ecospace T.A. Okey et al. / Ecological Modelling 172 (2004) 383–401 Conclusions • Many techniques from tropical studies can be adapted for use in the Northeast Region • Some techniques will have reduced effectiveness in temperate ecosystems • NPS must consider scientific programs of study on a park by park basis based on specific reserve goals • NPS should consider increased use of benthic infaunal sampling • Models are a viable synthetic tool for reserve management, particularly in a fisheries context Acknowledgements • • • • Dr. Charles Roman (NPS) Dr. Candace Oviatt (GSO) Kate Smukler (MPA center) Cliff McCreedy & Gary Davis (NPS) Photo Credits: Brooke Longval, Eric Klos, Charles Roman, J.C. Shou Funding From: Coastal Institute IGERT Program Matt horn is gay THANK YOU VERY MUCH ? ANY QUESTIONS