Demystifying ecological connectivity for actionable spatial conservation planning

M Beger, A Metaxas, AC Balbar, JA McGowan… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Connectivity underpins the persistence of life; it needs to inform biodiversity conservation
decisions. Yet, when prioritising conservation areas and developing actions, connectivity is …

Reading the biomineralized book of life: expanding otolith biogeochemical research and applications for fisheries and ecosystem-based management

P Reis-Santos, BM Gillanders, AM Sturrock… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Chemical analysis of calcified structures continues to flourish, as analytical and
technological advances enable researchers to tap into trace elements and isotopes taken up …

The evolving story of catadromy in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

CMF Durif, M Arts, F Bertolini, A Cresci… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Anguillid eels were once considered to be the classic example of catadromy. However,
alternative life cycles have been reported, including skipping the freshwater phase and …

[PDF][PDF] Using otoliths for fish stock discrimination: status and challenges

A Nazir, MA Khan - Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2021 - aiep.pensoft.net
Otoliths are calcified structures and the information contained within their chemistry or shape
can be used to infer life history events, migration patterns, and stock structure of a fish …

Stock structure of the Brazilian sardine Sardinella brasiliensis from Southwest Atlantic Ocean inferred from otolith elemental signatures

R Schroeder, PR Schwingel, E Pinto, A Almeida… - Fisheries …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian sardine (Sardinella brasiliensis) supports the most important pelagic
fishery in the southeast-south Brazil. The first studies on the population structure of S …

Coupling natural and electronic tags to explore spawning site fidelity and natal homing in northeast Atlantic European seabass

E Le Luherne, F Daverat, M Woillez… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The structure and connectivity of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) populations
remain poorly known and ecological evidence is missing to support the current delineation …

Metals bioaccumulation, possible sources and consumption risk assessment in five Sillaginid species, a case study: Bandar Abbas (Persian Gulf) and Chabahar Bay …

HK Barani, MS Alavi-Yeganeh, AR Bakhtiari - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the concentrations of 10 metals (As, Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) in
different tissues (gill, muscle and otolith) of five sillaginid species (Sillago arabica, S …

Anthropocentric perspective on climatic variability, potentially toxic elements, and health risk assessment in the Mansehra district: a case study of the Kunhar River …

S Soomro, X Shi, J Guo, C Hu, HM Zwain… - Journal of Water and …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
The quality of the surface water along the Kunhar River in Mansehra district, KPK Pakistan
was assessed for ten water samples stations. A variety of parameters indicating water quality …

Marine spatial planning for connectivity and conservation through ecological corridors between marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation …

C Podda, EMD Porporato - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) promotes the sustainable human activities development
and uses in the marine space, playing a role in their effective management. The …

[HTML][HTML] The distribution and enrichment of trace elements in surface and core sediments from the Changjiang River Estuary, China: Evidence for anthropogenic inputs …

X Zhang, W Du, Z Xu, AB Cundy, IW Croudace… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Huge amount of trace metals emitted through manmade activities are carried by the
Changjiang River into the East China Sea. Most of them deposit in the Changjiang River …