date:May 29, 2012
The international team of scientists applied a forensic DNA profiling approach to track the dispersal pathways of fish larvae throughout a network of marine reserves on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Marine reserves have been set aside to create resilient ocean ecosystems and help sustain fisheries, yet there has been little clear evidence that they can provide either, said Hugo Harrison from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University in Australia. This study