Spatial and Temporal Studies in Marine Protected Areas: Mexican Chapter—2nd Edition

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Diversity".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 15

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Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Sinaloa 81910, Mexico
Interests: remote sensing; mangroves ecology; marine biology; climate variability; geographical Information systems; drone-based studies
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Dear Colleagues,

The loss of biodiversity is a crucial topic worldwide, and the evidence of its decline is increasing in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, therefore posing changes to ecosystem functioning. One mechanism to protect biodiversity is the establishment of Natural Protected Areas (NPAs). However, the employment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is less explored in many ways, e.g., number, spatial coverage, research, management, communication between others. On the other hand, MPAs are also affected by climate and non-climate stressors, which may compromise the conservation of biodiversity (climate events, pollution, population growth). This Special Issue titled “Spatial and Temporal Studies in Marine Protected Areas: Mexican Chapter—2nd Edition” presents an exciting opportunity to synthesize recent studies on Marine Protected Areas and marine/coastal Ramsar sites in Mexico around the following topics:

  • Satellite oceanography;
  • Landscape ecology in islands and coastal lagoons;
  • Drone-based studies;
  • Geographical Information Systems;
  • Monitoring programs;
  • Trends in marine biodiversity;
  • Fish diversity patterns;
  • Spatial–temporal variability of marine species;
  • Ecosystem services;
  • Climate and non-climate stressors.

Prof. Dr. Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • marine protected areas
  • Ramsar sites
  • islands
  • wetlands
  • climate change
  • ocean warming
  • Gulf of California
  • California current system
  • Mexican Pacific
  • Gulf of Mexico

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