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 …

The white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is the main top predator of the present-day
Mediterranean Sea. The deep past of C. carcharias in the Mediterranean is witnessed by a …

Animal conservation relies on assessing the distribution and habitat use of species, but for
endangered/elusive animals this can prove difficult. The Monk Seal, Monachus monachus …

Conservation of apex predators is a key challenge both in marine and terrestrial
ecosystems. The white shark is a rare but persistent inhabitant of the Mediterranean Sea …

Abstract The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) transition saw mass extinctions in terrestrial
and marine ecosystems. Terrestrial vertebrate diversity patterns across the K–Pg boundary …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea represents an area of elevated risk of extinction for sharks,
where data deficiency is a pervasive problem. To compensate for such a paucity of …

Conserving oceanic apex predators, such as sharks, is of utmost importance. However,
scant abundance and distribution data often challenge understanding the population status …

The Mediterranean Sea is a renowned biodiversity hotspot influenced by multiple interacting
ecological and human forces. A gap analysis on the biology of Mediterranean marine fishes …

Simple Summary Relatively little is known about cartilaginous fishes (sharks, rays, skates,
and chimaeras) in the Adriatic Sea. Still, many tons of these endangered animals are caught …

Ocean giants shape the structure and functioning of marine food webs via trophic top–down
controls, landscapes of fear, vertical and horizontal redistribution of nutrients, energy, and …