Stable‐isotope analysis (SIA) can act as a powerful ecological tracer with which to examine
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …

Many elasmobranch species are undergoing population declines on a global scale;
however, implementation of effective conservation and management strategies is hindered …

I remember the first time I discovered the power of stable isotopes. It was by accident. It was
thirty years ago, when I was a beginning graduate student along the south Texas coast. That …

Among the most common statements made in studies of elasmobranch ecology is
something to the effect that “sharks play an important role in marine ecosystems.” Although …

Scientists concerned with organic matter flow and food web structures in aquatic systems
have increasingly realized the potential for using stable isotopes as both natural tracers and …

Microplastic pollution is ubiquitous in the marine environment and is ingested by numerous
marine species. Sharks are an understudied group regarding their susceptibility to …

This study analyzes microplastic ingestion by three deep-water elasmobranch species
(Galeus melastomus, Scyliorhinus canicula and Etmopterus spinax) from the Tyrrhenian …

Stable isotope analysis has the potential to expand our understanding of elasmobranch
ecology. However, elasmobranchs share unique traits (ie, retention of urea, lack of adipose …

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses have improved our understanding of food
webs and movement patterns of aquatic organisms. These techniques have recently been …

Stable isotopes (δ15N and δ13C) are being widely applied in ecological research but there
has been a call for ecologists to determine species-and tissue-specific diet discrimination …