Trace metals and persistent organic pollutants contamination in batoids (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea): A systematic review

MF Bezerra, LD Lacerda, CT Lai - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Batoids (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea; eg stingrays, skates, and guitarfish) comprise
more than 55% of elasmobranch taxa and represent ecologically important predators in …

Buried in the sand: Uncovering the ecological roles and importance of rays

KI Flowers, MR Heithaus… - Fish and Fisheries, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rays (superorder Batoidea) are the most diverse group of elasmobranchs, and many are
threatened with extinction. However, there remain areas where research on the ecology of …

Diet and Plastic Ingestion in the Blackmouth Catshark Galeus melastomus, Rafinesque 1810, in Italian Waters

G Zicarelli, C Romano, S Gallo, C Valentino… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The blackmouth catshark has a habitat range that spans from the
Norwegian seas to Senegal and throughout the Mediterranean Sea, and it is one of the most …

Ontogenetic shift in diet and trophic role of Raja clavata inferred by stable isotopes and stomach content analysis in the Sea of Marmara

G Gül, N Demirel - Journal of fish Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic ecology studies on predator–prey interactions reveal insights into ecological
communities and help understand a species' role in the food web by contributing to …

Trophic niche of Australian cownose rays (Rhinoptera neglecta) and whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus ocellatus) along the east coast of Australia

AJ Chan, V Raoult, FRA Jaine… - Journal of fish …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Australian cownose rays (Rhinoptera neglecta) and whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus
ocellatus) are large myliobatiform rays that co‐occur off temperate eastern Australia. Here …

Ontogenetic trophic segregation between two threatened smooth-hound sharks in the Central Mediterranean Sea

M Di Lorenzo, S Vizzini, G Signa, C Andolina… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Elasmobranchs are among the species most threatened by overfishing and a large body of
evidence reports their decline around the world. As they are large predators occupying the …

Diet and reproductive aspects of the endangered butterfly ray Gymnura altavela raising the discussion of a possible nursery area in a highly impacted environment

FG Silva, M Vianna - Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Identification of critical habitat is a well-recognized essential component of sustainable
resource management. Nursery grounds are considered critical habitats (Medeiros et al …

Population Structure of the Invasive Snapping Shrimp, Alpheus Cf. Lobidens (Decapoda, Alpheidae) in Southwestern Europe

GF de Carvalho-Souza, JA Cuesta… - Journal of Shellfish …, 2024 - BioOne
ABSTRACT A new invasive snapping shrimp from the Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
species complex has become one of the most frequently observed crustaceans in certain …

Strongly structured populations and reproductive habitat fragmentation increase the vulnerability of the Mediterranean starry ray Raja asterias (Elasmobranchii …

G Catalano, V Crobe, A Ferrari, R Baino… - Aquatic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mediterranean starry ray (Raja asterias) populations within the Mediterranean
Sea are susceptible to high rates of bycatch in the multispecies trawl fisheries …

Resource partitioning among sympatric elasmobranchs in the central-western Mediterranean continental shelf

A Mulas, A Bellodi, R Cannas, P Carbonara, A Cau… - Marine Biology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the mechanisms that allow coexistence among sympatric species is
fundamental to understand ecosystem functioning. Resource partitioning among seven …