Emergent research and priorities for shark and ray conservation

SJ Jorgensen, F Micheli, TD White… - Endangered Species …, 2022 - int-res.com
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 …

Trophodynamics as a tool for understanding coral reef ecosystems

SL Bierwagen, MR Heupel, A Chin… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The increased frequency of publications concerning trophic ecology of coral reefs suggests
a degree of interest in the role species and functional groups play in energy flow within …

Top predators induce habitat shifts in prey within marine protected areas

ME Bond, J Valentin-Albanese, EA Babcock… - Oecologia, 2019 - Springer
Emerging conservation efforts for the world's large predators may, if successful, restore
natural predator–prey interactions. Marine reserves, where large predators tend to be …

Establishment of marine protected areas alone does not restore coral reef communities in Belize

C Cox, A Valdivia, M McField, K Castillo… - Marine ecology progress …, 2017 - int-res.com
A variety of factors have caused the loss of corals and fishes on coral reefs, resulting in
ecological, social, and economic consequences for reef ecosystems and the people who …

Informing CITES Parties: Strengthening science‐based decision‐making when listing marine species

K Friedman, M Braccini… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
International trade in vulnerable marine species is regulated once they are listed in CITES
Appendices (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna …

The trophic ecology of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) relative to other large teleost predators on an isolated coral atoll

ME Bond, J Valentin-Albanese, EA Babcock… - Marine biology, 2018 - Springer
Bulk stable isotope analysis was used to assess the trophic level and foraging habitats of
Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) compared to three large sympatric predatory …

Food web model to assess the fishing impacts and ecological role of elasmobranchs in a coastal ecosystem of Southern Brazil

A Rupp, H Bornatowski - Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2021 - Springer
Large sharks generally occupy the highest trophic levels and are important links in the
structuring of trophic networks. However, the decline of these predators has been observed …

Protection from illegal fishing and shark recovery restructures mesopredatory fish communities on a coral reef

CW Speed, MJ Rees, K Cure, B Vaughan… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The recovery of communities of predatory fishes within a no‐take marine reserve after the
eradication of illegal fishing provides an opportunity to examine the role of sharks and other …

Multi-tissue stable isotope analysis reveals resource partitioning and trophic relationships of large reef-associated predators

M Espinoza, J Matley, MR Heupel, AJ Tobin… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
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Mar Ecol Prog Ser Vol. 615: 159–176, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12915 Published …

Trophic niches determined from fatty acid profiles of sympatric coral reef mesopredators

SL Bierwagen, H Pethybridge, MR Heupel… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
Previous research has identified similar trophic levels in a wide range of coral reef sharks
and large teleost fishes but has been unable to resolve the extent of dietary overlap and …