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Effects of protection on large‐bodied reef fishes in the western Indian Ocean

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Predatory and large‐bodied coral reef fishes have fundamental roles in the functioning and biodiversity of coral reef ecosystems, but their populations are declining, largely due to overexploitation in fisheries. These fishes include sharks, groupers, Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and Green Humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum).
Melita Samoilys, Kennedy E. Osuka, Ronan Roche, Heather Koldewey, Pascale Chabanet   +4 more
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Incorporating cyclone risk in the design of marine protected and conserved areas as an ecosystem‐based adaptation approach

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Marine protected and conserved areas (MPCAs) are promoted as an ecosystem‐based adaptation (EbA) approach to increase community and ecosystem resilience to climate change. However, traditional approaches to MPCA design typically do not consider climate risk or habitat condition under a climate threat.
Alyssa L. Giffin, Vivitskaia J. D. Tulloch, Dominic A. Andradi‐Brown, Rod M. Connolly, Unaisi Malani‐Tagicakibau, Francis Areki, Christopher J. Brown   +6 more
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A Review of the Ecology and Economics of Montserrat's Marine Resources [PDF]

, 2015
Montserrat is a small, volcanic island in the Caribbean Sea that has undergone significant economic and ecological change over the past three decades due to disruption caused by a hurricane and prolonged volcanic activity.

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Opportunities, research gaps, and risks in allogenic ecosystem engineer mimicry

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract In an age of anthropogenically driven species loss and increasingly novel ecosystems, ecosystem engineer restoration is a process‐based approach to supporting ecosystem function. Many ecosystem engineers have low or declining population sizes.
Brandi Goss, Marissa L. Baskett, Robert Lusardi   +2 more
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Vulnerability of tropical fish communities across depth in the central Indian Ocean

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Coral reefs and their fish communities below scuba diving depth (>30 m), in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) (∼30–150 m), in rariphotic (150–300 m), and in upper bathyal waters (300–500 m) are often underexplored, especially in the Indian Ocean.
Paris V. Stefanoudis, Nina M. de Villiers, Mariyam Shidha Afzal, Hana Amir, Farah Amjad, Aminath Shaha Hashim, Ahmed Riyaz Jauharee, Ryan Palmer, Alex D. Rogers, Mohamed Shimal, Shafiya Naeem, Mohamed Ahusan, Lucy C. Woodall   +12 more
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Research Advances of the Autophagy‐Regulated Radiosensitivity

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Autophagy plays a dual role in regulating cellular radiosensitivity in radiotherapy (RT). We discuss the mechanisms by which autophagy promotes survival and growthsuppression by modulating radiosensitivity. It also outlines some frontier autophagy‐targeted radiotherapies. ABSTRACT Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process of cell self‐catabolism
Hanyue Liu, Yanlan Xiao, Chuhao Dai, Keyu Chen, Xinyi Xu, Jianming Cai, Xuguang Hu, Jiaming Guo   +7 more
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No escape from microplastics: Contamination of reef manta ray feeding areas in a remote, protected archipelago

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We found microplastic contamination of the upper water column around the Chagos Archipelago, a remote, protected archipelago in the central Indian Ocean. Key aggregation areas for reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) were contaminated, putting them at risk of microplastic ingestion.
J. Savage, J. L. Harris, H. J. Koldewey, T. B. Letessier, M. Rowcliffe, D. Morritt   +5 more
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Participatory approaches to improving recreational fisheries management in a remote island system

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Marine recreational fisheries management is often impacted by data deficiencies and conflicting stakeholder views. Using participatory approaches can help to increase fisher engagement and identify trade‐offs to boost future management. Social science tools, including scenario‐based approaches, were used to explore recreational fisheries on a remote ...
Claire Collins, Anna Patel, Mario Cudiamat, Ana Nuno, Ronan Roche, Brett Taylor, David J. Curnick   +6 more
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Stewarding Biodiversity and Food Security in The Coral Triangle: Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned [PDF]

, 2014
The management team of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)- supported Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) commissioned this report to take a qualitative look at the achievements, challenges, and lessons learned from investment in ...
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Discovery of populations of the critically endangered coral Rhizopsammia wellingtoni in the Galápagos mesophotic zone

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
The critically endangered coral Rhizopsammia wellingtoni is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is considered possibly extinct after successive extreme marine heat waves caused population collapse, and it has not been seen in almost 25 years. We report the discovery of remnant populations of Wellington's coral at three locations in the Galápagos ...
Robert Wellington Lamb, Alejandro Pérez‐Matus, Vladimir Garmendia, Jenifer Suarez‐Moncada, Marcelo Tite Ortega, Stuart Banks, Nathalia Tirado Sanchez, Anna Dubey, Jon D. Witman   +8 more
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