There is a global trend in the depletion of transient reef fish spawning aggregations (“FSAs”),
making them a primary target for management with marine protected areas (MPAs). Here …

Natural hybridisation is a widespread phenomenon, particularly well documented in
terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, where it has been ascribed substantial evolutionary …

Marine ecosystem management has traditionally been divided between fisheries
management and biodiversity conservation approaches, and the merging of these disparate …

For marine fish, the choice of the spawning location may be the only means to fulfil the dual
needs of surviving from the egg to juvenile stage and dispersing across different habitats …

Connectivity, the exchange of individuals among locations, is a fundamental ecological
process that explains how otherwise disparate populations interact. For most marine …

Wake eddies are frequently created by flow separation where ocean currents encounter
abrupt topography in the form of islands or headlands. Most previous work has concentrated …

Mesophotic coral reef ecosystems are remote from coastal stressors, but are still vulnerable
to over-exploitation, and remain mostly unprotected. They may be the key to coral reefs …

Aim Most projections of how climate change will affect species distributions and phenology
are based on a species' most conspicuous life stage. However, not all life stages are equally …

The concept of a 'vertical ambush corridor'is herein introduced to marine ecosystem science.
In the open ocean, adequate physical cover from which to launch an unanticipated ambush …

Managed reef fish in the Atlantic Ocean of the southeastern United States (SEUS) support a
multi-billion dollar industry. There is a broad interest in locating and protecting spawning fish …