Key drivers of at-vessel mortality in demersal sharks. [PDF]
Abstract Chondrichthyans are highly vulnerable to fisheries overexploitation, and postcapture mortality poses a significant threat to most species. Global bycatch mitigation guidelines recommend adopting hierarchical decision‐making approaches tailored to species‐specific vulnerabilities and socioeconomic and regulatory contexts.
Ruiz-García D +3 more
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Importance and spatial patterns of invisible fisheries in Amazonian clear-water rivers as revealed by fisher knowledge and collaboration. [PDF]
The graphical abstract highlights the research collaboration with fishers through interviews to record fishers' knowledge and participatory monitoring, to provide data on small‐scale fisheries in three clear water rivers (Trombetas, Tapajos and Tocantins).
Silvano RAM +10 more
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Integrated Use of Oxidative Stress and Histological Biomarkers of T. tinca as Indicators of 17-Alpha-Ethynylestradiol Exposure. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The potential adverse effects of 17‐alpha‐ethynylestradiol (50, 100, and 500 μg EE2/kg b.w., for 30 days) on tench ( Tinca tinca ) were evaluated by integrating biomarkers including physiological (hepato‐somatic index, spleen‐somatic index, and hematocrit), oxidative stress (catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase ...
Oropesa AL +3 more
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Insights on the roles of women in effective and procedurally just environmental governance from coastal fisheries management in Fiji. [PDF]
Women are widely viewed as the backbone of their villages, yet their participation in fisheries management is limited by restrictive gender roles. Men and women alike agree that women have valuable knowledge to contribute, and that men can serve as powerful allies.
Ferguson Irlanda CE +9 more
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Bird-window collisions: A comprehensive dataset for the Neotropical region. [PDF]
Abstract Our primary objective was to compile a comprehensive dataset on bird–window collisions throughout the Neotropical region, including both published and unpublished sources. On May 12, 2020, we extensively disseminated invitations to provide data via email and social media platforms.
Piratelli AJ +133 more
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Seed Thermal Response, and Morphological and Biochemical Plasticity in <i>Wigandia urens</i> as Indicators of Its Utility for Elevational and Latitudinal Assisted Migration. [PDF]
To identify the phenotypic plasticity in germination traits related to the tolerance to changes in temperature resulting from CC and improve the successful of plant cover recovery in elevational and latitudinal gradients, we assessed the amplitude and variability of phenotypic plasticity in the seed response of W.
Reyes-Ortega I +10 more
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Shearing Tooth Morphology May Allow Sharks to Access Higher Trophic Levels at Smaller Sizes. [PDF]
Predator morphology imposes limitations on prey selection due to biomechanical constraints, making some prey functionally inaccessible and thereby constraining predator trophic niches. We assessed how two key components of trophic morphology—tooth shape and body size—affect prey selectivity and trophic niche in two sympatric sharks with contrasting ...
Riverón S +7 more
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De Novo Transcriptome Assembly Reveals Insights Into Osmoregulation and Oxidative Stress Response in the Gills of the Southern King Crab (<i>Lithodes santolla</i>). [PDF]
The Southern King Crab (Lithodes santolla), an ecologically and commercially important species in sub‐Antarctic waters. In this study, we assembled the first gill de novo transcriptome of L. santolla to characterize gene expression related to environmental responses.
Brante A +5 more
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Reconstructing historical catch trends of threatened sharks and rays based on fisher ecological knowledge. [PDF]
Abstract Small‐scale fisheries often lack historical shark and ray catch information, hampering their management. We reconstructed historical catch trends and current fishing pressure by combining local ecological knowledge, satellite‐based vessel counts, and a short‐term landing‐site survey.
Leurs G +15 more
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Rapid Ocean Warming Drives Sexually Divergent Habitat Use in a Threatened Predatory Marine Ectotherm. [PDF]
How ectothermic, mobile marine predators are responding to climate change is uncertain due to lack of species‐specific data, which can mask the true impact of this threat. We investigate the impact of environmental conditions and thermal extremes on the behavior and distribution of angelsharks, a highly threatened elasmobranch of global conservation ...
Mead LR +14 more
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