Reliable estimation of the size or density of wild animal populations is very important for
effective wildlife management, conservation and ecology. Currently, the most widely used …

Fish biomass estimation is one of the most common and important practices in aquaculture.
The regular acquisition of fish biomass information has been identified as an urgent need for …

Reproductive timing can be defined as the temporal pattern of reproduction over a lifetime.
Although reproductive timing is highly variable in marine fishes, certain traits are universal …

Aquatic environments encompass the world's most extensive habitats, rich with sounds
produced by a diversity of animals. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is an increasingly …

Defining the appropriate scale over which to conduct a study in the marine environment is
critical to achieving appropriate scientific, management, mitigation and conservation …

Although incorporating detailed reproductive data into all stock assessments is not a
practical goal, the need to understand how reproductive biology affects population …

Increasing interest in the acquisition of biotic and abiotic resources from within the deep sea
(eg, fisheries, oil–gas extraction, and mining) urgently imposes the development of novel …

Soundscape ecology is the study of the acoustic characteristics of habitats, and aims to
discern contributions from biological and non-biological sound sources. Acoustic …

Measuring biodiversity is a challenging task for research in taxonomy, ecology and
conservation. Biodiversity is commonly measured using metrics related to species richness …

Different marine habitats are characterised by different soundscapes. How or which
differences may be representative of the habitat characteristics and/or community structure …