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Table 2 IUCN Protected Area Management Category as defined in the IUCN Manual of World Database on Protected Areas User Manual [55]

From: Marine protected areas do not buffer corals from bleaching under global warming

Code

Protected status category

Number of surveys

Ia

Strict Nature Reserve

67

Ib

Wilderness Area

0

II

National Park

1342

III

National Monument

6

IV

Habitat/Species Management

399

V

Protected Landscape/Seascape

423

VI

Managed Resource Protected Area

368

N/A

Not applicable

675

N/R

Not reported

111