Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis

ON Shipley, P Matich - Oecologia, 2020 - Springer
The development of the isotopic niche, an n-dimensional hypervolume (with n being the
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …

Shark depredation in commercial and recreational fisheries

JD Mitchell, DL McLean, SP Collin… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2018 - Springer
Shark depredation, where a shark partially or completely consumes an animal caught by
fishing gear before it can be retrieved to the fishing vessel, occurs in commercial and …

A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks

CS Bird, A Veríssimo, S Magozzi, KG Abrantes… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Sharks are a diverse group of mobile predators that forage across varied spatial scales and
have the potential to influence food web dynamics. The ecological consequences of recent …

Energetic connectivity of diverse elasmobranch populations–implications for ecological resilience

ON Shipley, P Matich, NE Hussey… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the factors shaping patterns of ecological resilience is critical for mitigating
the loss of global biodiversity. Throughout aquatic environments, highly mobile predators …

Shark teeth zinc isotope values document intrapopulation foraging differences related to ontogeny and sex

J McCormack, M Karnes, D Haulsee, D Fox… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Trophic ecology and resource use are challenging to discern in migratory marine species,
including sharks. However, effective management and conservation strategies depend on …

Philopatry and Regional Connectivity of the Great Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna mokarran in the US and Bahamas

TL Guttridge, MPM Van Zinnicq Bergmann… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A thorough understanding of movement patterns of a species is critical for designing
effective conservation and management initiatives. However, generating such information …

Are you really what you eat? Stomach content analysis and stable isotope ratios do not uniformly estimate dietary niche characteristics in three marine predators

JC Petta, ON Shipley, SP Wintner, G Cliff, ML Dicken… - Oecologia, 2020 - Springer
Calculation of dietary niche characteristics using stable isotopes has become a popular
approach to understand the functional role of taxa across food webs. An underlying …

Temperature and the vertical movements of oceanic whitetip sharks, Carcharhinus longimanus

S Andrzejaczek, AC Gleiss, LKB Jordan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Large-bodied pelagic ectotherms such as sharks need to maintain internal temperatures
within a favourable range in order to maximise performance and be cost-efficient foragers …

Into the deep: the functionality of mesopelagic excursions by an oceanic apex predator

LA Howey, ER Tolentino… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehension of ecological processes in marine animals requires information regarding
dynamic vertical habitat use. While many pelagic predators primarily associate with …

Quantifying shark depredation in a recreational fishery in the Ningaloo Marine Park and Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia

JD Mitchell, DL McLean, SP Collin, S Taylor… - Marine Ecology …, 2018 - int-res.com
Shark depredation, where a shark consumes a hooked fish before it can be retrieved to the
fishing vessel, can occur in recreational fisheries. This may cause higher mortality rates in …