Trophic distribution of nutrient production in coral reef fisheries

JPW Robinson, ES Darling, E Maire… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Coral reef fisheries supply nutritious catch to tropical coastal communities, where the quality
of reef seafood is determined by both the rate of biomass production and nutritional value of …

Enhanced monitoring of life in the sea is a critical component of conservation management and sustainable economic growth

M Estes Jr, C Anderson, W Appeltans, N Bax… - Marine Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine biodiversity is a fundamental characteristic of our planet that depends on and
influences climate, water quality, and many ocean state variables. It is also at the core of …

Changes in sea floor productivity are crucial to understanding the impact of climate change in temperate coastal ecosystems according to a new size-based model

A Audzijonyte, GW Delius, RD Stuart-Smith… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The multifaceted effects of climate change on physical and biogeochemical processes are
rapidly altering marine ecosystems but often are considered in isolation, leaving our …

Human pressures modulate climate-warming-induced changes in size spectra of stream fish communities

I Arranz, G Grenouillet, J Cucherousset - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - nature.com
Climate warming can negatively affect the body size of ectothermic organisms and, based
on known temperature–size rules, tends to benefit small-bodied organisms. Our …

Effects of human footprint and biophysical factors on the body‐size structure of fished marine species

NE Bosch, J Monk, J Goetze, S Wilson… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Marine fisheries in coastal ecosystems in many areas of the world have historically removed
large‐bodied individuals, potentially impairing ecosystem functioning and the long‐term …

Predatory fish exploitation and relative abundance in a data‐poor region from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, inferred from artisanal fishery interview surveys and …

C Cáceres, JJ Kiszka, A Luna‐Acosta… - Aquatic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Artisanal fisheries are socially and economically important along the Caribbean coast of
Colombia. These fisheries remain poorly characterized, making it difficult to estimate their …

Fish species richness is a key predictor of community biomass and productivity in littoral regions of Severn Sound, an embayment of southern Georgian Bay, Lake …

CK Minns, CM Boston, RG Randall… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2023 - Elsevier
Catches from standardized littoral electrofishing (EF) surveys (1990–2016) at various
locales in Severn Sound, Georgian Bay, were analyzed. Catches were adjusted for size …

Divergent responses of pelagic and benthic fish body-size structure to remoteness and protection from humans

TB Letessier, D Mouillot, L Mannocci, H Jabour Christ… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Animal body-size variation influences multiple processes in marine ecosystems, but habitat
heterogeneity has prevented a comprehensive assessment of size across pelagic …

Fish size spectra from imaging sonar reveal variation in habitat use across nearshore coastal ecosystems

JC Olson, JS Lefcheck, MR Goodison… - Marine Ecology …, 2023 - int-res.com
Structured coastal habitats provide foraging opportunities and refuge from predation for fish
species of varying size and function. However, comprehensive assessments of fish …

Community size structure varies with predator–prey size relationships and temperature across Australian reefs

AR Coghlan, JL Blanchard, FJ Heather… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and fisheries exploitation are dramatically changing the abundances,
species composition, and size spectra of fish communities. We explore whether variation in …