Defining indicators to assess the effects of protection in MPAs.

Appendix B. Description of the field methods of the 40 studies used in the meta-analysis.

Description of the field methods of the 40 studies used in the meta-analysis.

Appendix A. Location, design, and other characteristics of the European marine reserves included in the meta-analysis.

Location, design, and other characteristics of the European marine reserves included in the meta-analysis.

Appendix C. List of the species recorded from the studies and their commercial and ecological categories.

List of the species recorded from the studies and their commercial and ecological categories.

Appendix D. Pairwise Pearson correlation coefficients between the commercial and ecological traits considered in the meta-analysis.

Pairwise Pearson correlation coefficients between the commercial and ecological traits considered in the meta-analysis.

Appendix E. Number of species in each combination of commercial category and ecological trait.

Number of species in each combination of commercial category and ecological trait.