Functional diversity of marine megafauna in the Anthropocene

C Pimiento, F Leprieur, D Silvestro, JS Lefcheck… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Marine megafauna, the largest animals in the oceans, serve key roles in ecosystem
functioning. Yet, one-third of these animals are at risk of extinction. To better understand the …

Ecological importance of sharks and rays in a structural foodweb analysis in southern Brazil

H Bornatowski, AF Navia, RR Braga… - ICES Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the trophic interactions and the position of species within a foodweb is
crucial if we want to understand the dynamics of marine communities and the impact …

Acoustic telemetry and network analysis reveal the space use of multiple reef predators and enhance marine protected area design

JSE Lea, NE Humphries… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are commonly employed to protect ecosystems from threats
like overfishing. Ideally, MPA design should incorporate movement data from multiple target …

Sampling mobile oceanic fishes and sharks: implications for fisheries and conservation planning

TB Letessier, PJ Bouchet, JJ Meeuwig - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Tuna, billfish, and oceanic sharks [hereafter referred to as 'mobile oceanic fishes and
sharks'(MOFS)] are characterised by conservative life‐history strategies and highly migratory …

Repeated, long-distance migrations by a philopatric predator targeting highly contrasting ecosystems

JSE Lea, BM Wetherbee, N Queiroz, N Burnie… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Long-distance movements of animals are an important driver of population spatial dynamics
and determine the extent of overlap with area-focused human activities, such as fishing …

Unravelling the ecological role and trophic relationships of uncommon and threatened elasmobranchs in the western Mediterranean Sea

C Barría, M Coll, J Navarro - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2015 - int-res.com
Deficiencies in basic ecological information on uncommon and endangered elasmobranch
fishes impair the assessment of their ecological role in marine ecosystems. In this study, we …

Shark research: emerging technologies and applications for the field and laboratory

JC Carrier, MR Heithaus, CA Simpfendorfer - 2018 - books.google.com
Over the last decade, the study of shark biology has benefited from the development,
refinement, and rapid expansion of novel techniques and advances in technology. These …

Indirect legacy effects of an extreme climatic event on a marine megafaunal community

R Nowicki, M Heithaus, J Thomson… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
While extreme climatic events (ECE s) are predicted to become more frequent, reliably
predicting their impacts on consumers remains challenging, particularly for large consumers …

Urea and lipid extraction treatment effects on δ15N and δ13C values in pelagic sharks

Y Li, Y Zhang, NE Hussey, X Dai - Rapid Communications in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Stable isotope analysis (SIA) provides a powerful tool to investigate diverse
ecological questions for marine species, but standardized values are required for …

Foraging depth depicts resource partitioning and contamination level in a pelagic shark assemblage: Insights from mercury stable isotopes

L Besnard, G Le Croizier, F Galván-Magaña… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The decline of shark populations in the world ocean is affecting ecosystem structure and
function in an unpredictable way and new ecological information is today needed to better …