Aileen Maypa
Department of Zoology,
University of Hawai`i
2538 McCarthy Mall,
Edmondson 152
Honolulu, HI 96822
maypa@hawaii.edu

Research Interests:
I am currently studying the mechanisms by which no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) enhance surrounding fish yields. Part of my study tests the density-dependent spillover hypothesis which assumes a net migration of juvenile and adult fish from a highly populated marine protected area (MPA) to adjacent fished areas, as a result of space limitation and territorial interactions inside the MPA. Further, a second study investigates a potential density-independent spillover mechanism. I am studying the life history, ecology and reproduction of two commercially important species of jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus and C. ignobilis) at Apo Island, central Philippines.
Current research is funded by the Conservation Food & Health Foundation through Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation, PADI Foundation, Hawaii Fisheries Research and Cooperative Unit through Dr. Charles Birkeland and individual donors.

Selected publications:

Alcala, A.C., G.R. Russ, A.P. Maypa and H.P. Calumpong 2005. A long-term, spatially replicated, experimental test of the effect of marine reserves on local fish yields. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science: 62:98-108.

Maypa, A.P., and LJ. Raymundo. 2004. Algae-coral interactions: mediation of coral settlement, early survival and growth by macroalgae in the Central Philippines. Silliman Journal 45(2): 76-95.

Maypa, A.P., A.T. White, S. Tesch, A.B. Meneses and E. White. 2004. Long-term changes in coral reef benthic composition of Tubbataha Reefs: Response to bleaching in 1998 and protection. Silliman Journal 45: 59-75.

Raymundo, L.J.H. and A.P. Maypa. 2004. Getting bigger faster: Mediation of size-specific mortality via fusion in juvenile coral transplants. Ecological Applications 14(1): 281-295.

Russ, G.R., A.C. Alcala and A.P. Maypa, H.P. Calumpong and A.T. White. 2004. Marine Reserve benefits local fisheries. Ecological Applications 14(2): 597-606.

Russ, G.R., A.C. Alcala and A.P. Maypa. 2003. Spillover from Marine Reserves: The case of Naso vlamingii at Apo Island, Philippines. Marine Ecology Progress Series 254: 15-20.

Maypa, A.P.,G.R. Russ, A.C. Alcala and H.P. Calumpong. 2002. Long-term trends in yield and catch rates of coral reef fishery at Apo Island, central Philippines. Marine and Freshwater Research Journal 53: 207-213.

Raymundo, L.J., A.P. Maypa, and M.M. Luchavez. 1999. Coral seeding as a technology for recovering degraded coral reefs in the Philippines. Phuket Marine Biology Center Special Publication 20: 81-92.

Gell, F., C.M. Roberts and A.P. Maypa. 2002. Contrasting experiences from the Philippines: Apo and Sumilon Islands. In: Gell, F.R. and C.M. Roberts 2002. The Fishery Effects of Marine Reserves and Fishery Closures. WWF-US, 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, USA.

Calumpong, H.P., A.P. Maypa and M. Magbanua. 1999. Population and alginate quality assessment of four Sargassum species in Negros Island. Central Philippines. Hydrobiologia 398/399: 211-215.