Predators shape ecosystem structure and function through their direct and indirect effects on
prey, which permeate through ecological communities. Predators are often perceived as …

Penguins face a wide range of threats. Most observed population changes have been
negative and have happened over the last 60 years. Today, populations of 11 penguin …

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(ODD) protocol for describing Individual-and Agent-Based Models (ABMs) is now widely …

Climate change and fisheries are transforming the oceans, but we lack a complete
understanding of their ecological impact [1–3]. Environmental degradation can cause …

Worldwide, in recent years capture fisheries targeting lower-trophic level forage fish and
euphausiid crustaceans have been substantial (∼ 20 million metric tons [MT] annually) …

Global forage-fish landings are increasing, with potentially grave consequences for marine
ecosystems. Predators of forage fish may be influenced by this harvest, but the nature of …

More than half of the world's 18 penguin species are declining. We, the Steering Committee
of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission Penguin …

Assessing risks to marine ecosystems is critical due to their biological and economic
importance, and because many have recently undergone regime shifts due to overfishing …

Abstract We developed a Hidden Markov mark–recapture model (R package marked) to
examine sex‐specific demography in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus). Our …

In 2017, South Africa became the first African country to draft Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)
legislation. The underlying legal framework supports the achievement of ecological, social …