Ocean protection quality is lagging behind quantity: Applying a scientific framework to assess real marine protected area progress against the 30 by 30 target
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in Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Ocean protection quality is lagging behind quantity: Applying a scientific framework to assess real marine protected area progress against the 30 by 30 target”
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Topics
30x30 biodiversity target · Marine Protected Areas · MPA Guide framework · MPA quality assessment · MPA implementation gaps · fully protected MPAs · highly protected MPAs · high-impact activities in MPAs · MPA coverage metrics · biodiversity loss reversal · Marine ecosystems · ecoregion distribution analysis · remote and overseas territories · Anthropogenic impacts · MPA regulations and management · global MPA network · conservation outcomes · largest 100 MPAs by area
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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/coral-and-marine-ecosystems-studies/2026. Accessed 2026-10-24. Methodology Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459