Abstract Batoids (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea; eg stingrays, skates, and guitarfish) comprise
more than 55% of elasmobranch taxa and represent ecologically important predators in …

A wide variety of species depend on mangroves, making them essential habitats in tropical
and subtropical regions. While the function of mangrove habitat is well studied for taxa such …

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 …

Abstract In the Western Mediterranean Sea, forage fishes have changed in abundance,
body condition, growth, reproduction, and distribution in the last decades. Different …

The potential bioaccumulation of pollutants, such as heavy metals, may pose a threat to the
western Mediterranean chondrichthyans and human consumers. Therefore, the first …

The aims of the present study were to identify the trophic roles of shark and batoid species in
a tropical marine food web and to examine how ontogenetic dietary changes affect these …

Small and medium pelagic fishes play a central role in marine food webs by transferring
energy from plankton to top predators. In this study, direct calorimetry was used to analyze …

Tuscany has a rich Pliocene record of marine megafauna (MM), including mysticetes,
odontocetes, sirenians and seals among the mammals, and six orders of sharks among the …

Plastic pollution is widely recognized as one of the major threats to marine ecosystems.
However, our knowledge on the ecological interactions between plastic and marine fauna is …

Fishermen from 9 countries distributed throughout the Mediterranean Sea were interviewed
between May and December 2019 with the aim of compiling information about the current …