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The Use of Recreational Fishers’ Ecological Knowledge to Assess the Conservation Status of Marine Ecosystems

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
There is a reluctance to incorporate Fishers’ Ecological Knowledge (FEK) into the evidence base used to underpin marine management decisions. FEK has proved to be useful as an alternative reference of biological changes in data-poor scenarios.
Pablo Pita, Pablo Pita, Manel Antelo, Manel Antelo, Kieran Hyder, Kieran Hyder, José Vingada, José Vingada, Sebastián Villasante, Sebastián Villasante   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Income sharing for common pool resources with uncertain productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We address the interconnected issues of externalities in the use of a natural common‐pool resource system and adverse effects of environmental uncertainty on risk‐averse resource users. We set up a simple analytical model and derive conditions such that insurance by means of an income sharing mechanism mitigates externalities and hence ...
Claudia Kelsall, Martin Quaas, Nicolas Quérou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variability and 20-Year Trends in Satellite-Derived Surface Chlorophyll Concentrations in Large Marine Ecosystems around South and Western Central America

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
Marine ecosystems are under the increasing stress of natural and anthropogenic climate variability and change. Knowledge of the patterns of distribution of chlorophyll concentrations as an indicator of phytoplankton abundance, its spatial and temporal ...
Marina Marrari, Marina Marrari, Marina Marrari, Alberto R. Piola, Alberto R. Piola, Alberto R. Piola, Alberto R. Piola, Daniel Valla, Daniel Valla, Daniel Valla, Daniel Valla   +10 more
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Patterns and Variation in Benthic Biodiversity in a Large Marine Ecosystem

PLOS ONE, 2015
While there is a persistent inverse relationship between latitude and species diversity across many taxa and ecosystems, deviations from this norm offer an opportunity to understand the conditions that contribute to large-scale diversity patterns. Marine systems, in particular, provide such an opportunity, as marine diversity does not always follow a ...
Susan E Piacenza, Allison K Barner, Cassandra E Benkwitt, Kate S Boersma, Elizabeth B Cerny-Chipman, Kurt E Ingeman, Tye L Kindinger, Jonathan D Lee, Amy J Lindsley, Jessica N Reimer, Jennifer C Rowe, Chenchen Shen, Kevin A Thompson, Lindsey L Thurman, Selina S Heppell   +14 more
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Success of coastal sage scrub restoration is influenced by local adaptations of shrub species

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Restoring plant communities is increasingly challenging with climate change. While practitioners have traditionally used local seed sources, many are recommending assisted migration, possibly from more extreme environments such as inland rather than coastal environments, for restoration.
Moises R. Perea‐Vega, Megan E. Lulow, Julie E. Coffey, Amy K. Henry, Katharina T. Schmidt, Priscilla M. Ta, Kailen A. Mooney, Sarah Kimball   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responses of fisheries ecosystems to marine heatwaves and other extreme events.

PLoS ONE
Marine ecosystems and their living marine resources (LMRs) continue to respond to the effects of global change, with environmental factors impacting marine fisheries biomass, distribution, harvest, and associated economic performance. Extreme events such
Anthony R Marshak, Jason S Link
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Palatability of geophyte underground storage organs partially explains their depth in the Cape Floristic Region, geophyte capital of the world

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise The soil depth of underground storage organs (USOs) of geophytes involves cost–benefit trade‐offs and may relate to USO age, size, and disturbances such as fire and herbivory. Yet determinants of USO depth are poorly studied. We posit that belowground mammalian predation of USOs is a selective force for the positive relationship ...
Tineke Kraaij, Elzanne Singels, Félix Forest, Karen J. Esler, Richard M. Cowling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Annual Climate Predictions for Fisheries: An Assessment of Skill of Sea Surface Temperature Forecasts for Large Marine Ecosystems

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
Decisions made by fishers and fisheries managers are informed by climate and fisheries observations that now often span more than 50 years. Multi-annual climate forecasts could further inform such decisions if they were skillful in predicting future ...
Desiree Tommasi, Desiree Tommasi, Charles A. Stock, Michael A. Alexander, Xiaosong Yang, Xiaosong Yang, Anthony Rosati, Gabriel A. Vecchi, Gabriel A. Vecchi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping Lupinus polyphyllus density and distribution along road verges using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)–based remote sensing

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Road verges function as refuges for semi‐natural species, but they can also facilitate the spread of non‐native plants such as Lupinus polyphyllus. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)–based remote sensing is a promising tool for mapping these species; however, its application in roadside contexts remains limited.
Elin L. Blomqvist, Jan‐Olov Andersson, R. Lutz Eckstein, Jan Haas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
wiley   +1 more source