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Cold-water coral mounds and reefs off Mauritania and associated megafauna

Frontiers in Marine Science
This study presents the megafauna related to coral mounds (coral remains) and cold-water coral (CWC) reefs off Mauritania. The mound-specific megafauna was documented by comparing 47 trawl catches from coral mounds with 47 catches from off-mound areas ...
Hammoud El Vadhel, Hammoud El Vadhel, Lene Buhl-Mortensen, Mohamed El Khalil Med Mahmoud, Yeslem El Vally, Beyah Meissa, François Le Loc’h, Lenaick Menot   +7 more
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Application of Multi‐Method Dating for Understanding the Gravettian North of Moravia, Central Europe

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents the results of integrating three methods to assess the age of the Upper Palaeolithic site of Pietraszyn 11 (SW Poland), close to the Moravian Gate. Sediment chronology determined using optically stimulated luminescence produced promising, yet ambiguous results (51.0 ± 3.7 to 20.3 ± 0.7 ka).
A. Wiśniewski, B. Bujalska, D. Popović, M. Baca, K. Zarzecka‐Szubińska, A. Lemanik, M. Hein, S. Talamo, P. Moska, H. Fewlass, D. Tokarz, Z. Jary, B. Przybylski, D. Bobak, M. Połtowicz‐Bobak, K. Wertz, A. Nadachowski   +16 more
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Bubble blasts! An adaptation for buoyancy regulation in shallow foraging gray whales

Ecology and Evolution
Foraging efficiency is key to animal fitness. Consequently, animals evolved a variety of kinematic, morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations for efficient locomotion to reduce energy expenditure while moving to find, capture, and consume ...
Clara N. Bird, Enrico Pirotta, Leslie New, K. C. Bierlich, Lisa Hildebrand, Alejandro Fernandez Ajó, Leigh G. Torres   +6 more
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Morphometric and Paleobiological Insights Into Pleistocene Sicilian Wolf Populations

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pleistocene wolves (Canis lupus) from Sicily represent one of the few known insular populations of this species from that time period. Despite their potential relevance for understanding carnivore adaptations in insular contexts, no dedicated study has previously investigated their morphology and evolutionary significance.
Domenico Tancredi, Carolina Di Patti, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Matteo Cammarata   +3 more
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The Early Upper Palaeolithic open‐air site of Friedrichsdorf‐Seulberg, Germany, in the context of the northern central European Aurignacian

Boreas, EarlyView.
Our knowledge of the Early Upper Palaeolithic occupation in northern central Europe is very limited, and recent research at the open‐air site of Friedrichsdorf‐Seulberg in Hesse, Germany, provides important new information on the Aurignacian. The site is rather small (26.5 m2) and spatial analysis identified a central hearth with two associated ...
Tilman Böckenförde, Gabriele Russo, Neda Rahimzadeh, Felix Bittmann, Nikolitsa Nikolakopoulou, Thomas Terberger   +5 more
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Advancing conservation breeding programs for marine invertebrates

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the face of ecosystem change and biodiversity loss caused by climate change and other stressors, conservation breeding, or captive breeding, with the aim of reintroduction for wild population recovery, is an emerging tool for preventing species’ extinction and rehabilitating ecosystems.
Elora H. López‐Nandam, Bart Shepherd, Kylie Lev, Rebecca Albright   +3 more
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Uncovering correlates of decline and critical refuges for a threatened terrestrial mammal

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Globally, the geographic ranges of numerous species are contracting. Identifying spatiotemporal patterns of threat impact can illuminate why species decline in some parts of their range but persist in others. We developed a correlative approach to identify species’ response thresholds and locate ecological refuge areas associated with ...
Natalya M. Maitz, Michelle S. Ward, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Ben C. Scheele, Hugh P. Possingham, Diana O. Fisher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Northern Territory Marine Megafauna Strandings January 2017 - December 2017

, 2018
This report summarises marine megafauna (cetaceans, dugongs and marine turtles) strandings throughout the Northern Territory (NT), from 1 January to 31 December 2017.
Mackarous, K., Griffiths, A. D
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Megafauna measurements and density

, 2014
This contains the data on megafauna (specially elasipod holothurians) size and density measured using image ...
Paulo Y. G. Sumida (276698), Paulo S. Polito (3322671), Craig R. Smith (173321), Angelo F. Bernardino (173312), Smith, Craig R., Vieira, Danilo R., Bernardino, Angelo F., Polito, Paulo S., Danilo R. Vieira (3322677), Sumida, Paulo Y. G.   +9 more
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Assessing and strengthening community‐based coastal governance

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community‐based coastal governance is essential for biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods, yet many communities continue to face significant challenges in establishing and sustaining effective governance systems. We sought to improve understanding of the current status of community‐based coastal governance across five countries
Mark Andrachuk, Graham Epstein, Shauna Mahajan, Zephania Arnold, Sinezio Junior, Dresy Lovasoa, Monalisa Mabandla, George W. Maina, Caroline Njeri, Samson Obiene, Geoffrey Odhiambo, Lenice Ojwang, Samantha Petersen, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Joshua Rambahiniarison, Lilia Rasolofomanana, Tojo Rasolozaka, Maafaka Ravelona, Craig Smith, Pascal Thoya, Abel Valdivia, Milton Jose Xavier   +21 more
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