[HTML][HTML] New technologies for monitoring and upscaling marine ecosystem restoration in deep-sea environments

J Aguzzi, L Thomsen, S Flögel, NJ Robinson, G Picardi… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations (UN)'s call for a decade of “ecosystem restoration” was
prompted by the need to address the extensive impact of anthropogenic activities on natural …

Diel spatio-temporal patterns of humpback whale singing on a high-density breeding ground

A Kügler, MO Lammers, AA Pack… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Humpback whale song chorusing dominates the marine soundscape in Hawai 'i during
winter months, yet little is known about spatio-temporal habitat use patterns of singers. We …

Locomote: Ai-driven sensor tags for fine-grained undersea localization and sensing

SS Saha, C Davis, SS Sandha, J Park… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Long-term and fine-grained maritime localization and sensing are challenging due to
sporadic connectivity, constrained power budget, limited footprint, and hostile environment …

Tracking the foraging migrations of Marion Island southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during their first year of life

T McIntyre, WC Oosthuizen, MN Bester… - Marine Mammal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The first year of life is critical for large mammals to acquire foraging and predator avoidance
skills. Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups wean at approximately three weeks …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal vulnerability of sea turtle foraging grounds around the globe

F Goudarzi, A Doxa, MR Hemami… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Anticipating and mitigating the impacts of climate change on biodiversity requires a
comprehensive understanding on key habitats utilized by species. Yet, such information for …

Coastal lagoons in the United Arab Emirates serve as critical habitats for globally threatened marine megafauna

D Mateos-Molina, I Bejarano, SJ Pittman, M Möller… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shallow coastal lagoons are vital ecosystems for many aquatic species and understanding
their biodiversity is essential. Very little is known about the distribution and abundance of …

[HTML][HTML] Links between the three-dimensional movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and the bio-physical environment off a coral reef

B D'Antonio, LC Ferreira, M Meekan, PG Thomson… - Movement Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Measuring coastal-pelagic prey fields at scales relevant to the movements of
marine predators is challenging due to the dynamic and ephemeral nature of these …

I still call Australia home: Satellite telemetry informs the protection of flatback turtles in Western Australian waters

LR Peel, SD Whiting, K Pendoley, PA Whittock… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Flatback turtles (Natator depressus) are endemic to northern Australia, but their movements
at sea have remained understudied. Here, we compiled one of the world's largest single …

Diverse habitats shape the movement ecology of a top marine predator, the white shark Carcharodon carcharias

OJD Jewell, TK Chapple, SJ Jorgensen, P Kanive… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An animal's movement is influenced by a plethora of internal and external factors, leading to
individual‐and habitat‐specific movement characteristics. This plasticity is thought to allow …

Coralline barrens and benthic mega-invertebrates: an intimate connection

D Agnetta, C Bonaviri, F Badalamenti… - Marine Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite considerable progress in understanding the transition from algal forests to coralline
barrens, knowledge of coralline barren ecosystems in terms of community composition and …