Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean

F Ferretti, B Worm, GL Britten, MR Heithaus… - Ecology …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1055–1071 Abstract Whereas many land predators disappeared
before their ecological roles were studied, the decline of marine apex predators is still …

Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011

WJ Sutherland, S Bardsley, L Bennun, M Clout… - Trends in ecology & …, 2011 - cell.com
This review describes outcomes of a 2010 horizon-scanning exercise building upon the first
exercise conducted in 2009. The aim of both horizon scans was to identify emerging issues …

Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean

BA Block, ID Jonsen, SJ Jorgensen, AJ Winship… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Pelagic marine predators face unprecedented challenges and uncertain futures.
Overexploitation and climate variability impact the abundance and distribution of top …

You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays

NK Dulvy, JK Baum, S Clarke… - Aquatic conservation …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Fishing spans all oceans and the impact on ocean predators such as sharks and rays is
largely unknown. A lack of data and complicated jurisdictional issues present particular …

Why fishing magnifies fluctuations in fish abundance

CNK Anderson, C Hsieh, SA Sandin, R Hewitt… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
It is now clear that fished populations can fluctuate more than unharvested stocks. However,
it is not clear why. Here we distinguish among three major competing mechanisms for this …

Ecological extinction and evolution in the brave new ocean

JBC Jackson - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
The great mass extinctions of the fossil record were a major creative force that provided
entirely new kinds of opportunities for the subsequent explosive evolution and diversification …

Using isoscapes to trace the movements and foraging behavior of top predators in oceanic ecosystems

BS Graham, PL Koch, SD Newsome… - … movement, pattern, and …, 2010 - Springer
The stable isotope composition of animal tissues can provide intrinsic tags to study the
foraging and migratory ecology of predators in the open ocean. Chapter 13 (this volume) …

The challenge of common-pool resources

E Ostrom - Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Our Common Future, which created a serious discussion about how we should engage in
sustainable development of the world's future, including how to address global resource …

Examining the knowledge base and status of commercially exploited marine species with the RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database

D Ricard, C Minto, OP Jensen, JK Baum - Fish and fisheries, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Meta‐analyses of stock assessments can provide novel insight into marine population
dynamics and the status of fished species, but the world's main stock assessment database …

Pelagic protected areas: the missing dimension in ocean conservation

ET Game, HS Grantham, AJ Hobday… - Trends in ecology & …, 2009 - cell.com
Fewer protected areas exist in the pelagic ocean than any other ecosystem on Earth.
Although there is increasing support for marine protected areas (MPAs) as a tool for pelagic …