Residency, movement patterns, behavior and demographics of reef manta rays in Komodo National Park [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a globally threatened species and an iconic tourist attraction for visitors to Indonesia’s Komodo National Park (NP). In 2013, manta ray fishing was banned in Komodo NP and its surroundings, preceding the
Elitza S. Germanov +6 more
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Do alien species affect native freshwater megafauna? [PDF]
, 2023 1. Freshwater megafauna species (i.e., animals that can reach a body mass ≥30 kg, including fish, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians) play important roles in freshwater systems (e.g., by influencing habitat structure, trophic dynamics, or the dispersal of
Jähnig, Sonja C. +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Previous immunological studies in the eastern USA have failed to establish a direct connection between Paleoamericans and extinct megafauna species.
Christopher R. Moore +9 more
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Embracing Complexity and Complexity-Awareness in Marine Megafauna Conservation and Research
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Conservation of marine megafauna is nested within an intricate tapestry of multiple ocean resource uses which are, in turn, embedded in a dynamic and complex ecological ocean system that varies and shifts across a wide range of spatial and temporal ...
Rebecca L. Lewison +2 more
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Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages [PDF]
, 2022 The “trophic downgrading of planet Earth” refers to the systematic decline of the world’s largest vertebrates. However, our understanding of why megafauna extinction risk varies through time and the importance of site- or species-specific factors remain ...
Moore, Jonathan H. +3 more
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Indigenous participation in monitoring megafauna within the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program: final report of the Indigenous participation team in the megafauna expert group [PDF]
, 2020 [Extract] This report summarises a desktop review and analysis of Indigenous participation in monitoring megafauna in the coastal waters of the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef), and contributes to the development of design recommendations that satisfy the ...
Fischer, M., Bayliss, P.
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MARCAS EM FÓSSEIS DE MEGAFAUNA EM LAGOA DA PEDRA, SALGUEIRO-PE
Clio Arqueológica, 2020 Este trabalho descreve marcas encontradas em fósseis de mamíferos pleistocênicos do Sítio Lagoa da Pedra, que fica localizado no distrito de Conceição das Creoulas, identificando possíveis relações temporais e/ou físicas entre os grupos pré-históricos e ...
Eduarda Tavares Peters +1 more
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Lack of detectable chemosynthesis at a sponge dominated subarctic methane seep
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 We used high-resolution imagery within a Geographic Information System (GIS), free gas and porewater analyses and animal bulk stable isotope measurements to characterize the biotic and abiotic aspects of the newly discovered Vestbrona Carbonate Field ...
Melina Sinner +9 more
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Santa Elina, Mato Grosso, site ancien au centre de l’Amérique du Sud
Brésil(s), 2022 Due to its geographical location and its Pleistocene-era antiquity, the Santa Elina rock shelter renews the analysis of prehistoric settlements in South America. In the mountains where the shelter is hidden, Pleistocene men hunted a Glossotherium, 27,000
Denis Vialou, Águeda Vilhena Vialou
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Supplementary Material for "Rethinking megafauna"
, 2020 Concern for megafauna is increasing among scientists and non-scientists. Many studies have emphasized that megafauna play prominent ecological roles and provide important ecosystem services to humanity. But, what precisely are ‘megafauna’?
Rebecca Lewison (93006) +26 more
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