As species distribution models, and similar techniques, have emerged in marine ecology, a
vast array of predictor variables have been created and diverse methodologies have been …

Fishing is a widely popular activity that provides an opportunity for laymen to collect reliable
ecological data. It is now recognized that recreational fishers possess valuable ecological …

Fishers “local ecological knowledge”(LEK) can be used to reconstruct long-term trends of
species that are at very low biomass due to overfishing. In this study, we used historical …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot for shark conservation. A decline in large
pelagic shark populations has been observed in this vast region over the last 50 years and a …

Understanding the details of local and regional extinctions allows for more efficient
allocation of conservation activities and resources. This involves identifying where …

Primary data, such as geographical records of species, are base-line for conservation status
assessments. For many years, data on Brazil's threatened butterflies (58 taxa (based on …

Sand tigers are frequently observed at shipwrecks and other artificial reef habitats off North
Carolina (USA), but data about occupancy, movement ecology, and site fidelity are lacking …

We reviewed literature on the diet of the Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810, from the
Mediterranean Sea. Specific keywords (“Galeus melastomus diet”,“feeding habits”,“trophic …

Despite the large size and economic value of the species, populations of oceanic manta ray
(Mobula birostris) are often poorly studied and almost completely undescribed in the Red …

Angel sharks (Squatina spp.) are distributed in warm temperate to tropical waters around the
world. Many species occur in shelf seas and exhibit seasonal inshore–offshore migrations …