Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi
Societal Impact Statement There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …
[HTML][HTML] The impacts of climate change on fish growth: A summary of conducted studies and current knowledge
Global climate change is increasingly and profoundly threatening fishes, resulting in an
uncertain future for both wild fish diversity and global fisheries. Understanding how fish …
uncertain future for both wild fish diversity and global fisheries. Understanding how fish …
Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis
The scale and drivers of marine biodiversity loss are being revealed by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment process. We present the first …
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment process. We present the first …
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays
Overfishing is the primary cause of marine defaunation, yet declines in and increasing
extinction risks of individual species are difficult to measure, particularly for the largest …
extinction risks of individual species are difficult to measure, particularly for the largest …
Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate
The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major
sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an effective tool for …
sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an effective tool for …
Functional diversity of sharks and rays is highly vulnerable and supported by unique species and locations worldwide
Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) are among the most threatened marine
vertebrates, yet their global functional diversity remains largely unknown. Here, we use a …
vertebrates, yet their global functional diversity remains largely unknown. Here, we use a …
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology
Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to
understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date …
understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date …
Shark genomes provide insights into elasmobranch evolution and the origin of vertebrates
Y Hara, K Yamaguchi, K Onimaru, M Kadota… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Modern cartilaginous fishes are divided into elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) and
chimaeras, and the lack of established whole-genome sequences for the former has …
chimaeras, and the lack of established whole-genome sequences for the former has …
Emergent research and priorities for shark and ray conservation
Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …
Identifying direct and indirect associations among traits by merging phylogenetic comparative methods and structural equation models
Traits underlie organismal responses to their environment and are essential to predict
community responses to environmental conditions under global change. Species differ in life …
community responses to environmental conditions under global change. Species differ in life …