Fish conservation in freshwater and marine realms: status, threats and management

AH Arthington, NK Dulvy, W Gladstone… - Aquatic Conservation …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the disparities in size and volume of marine and freshwater realms, a strikingly
similar number of species is found in each–with 15 150 Actinopterygian fishes in fresh water …

The intrinsic vulnerability to fishing of coral reef fishes and their differential recovery in fishery closures

RA Abesamis, AL Green, GR Russ… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2014 - Springer
Coral reef fishes differ in their intrinsic vulnerability to fishing and rates of population
recovery after cessation of fishing. We reviewed life history-based predictions about the …

Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs

D Mouillot, S Villéger, V Parravicini… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
When tropical systems lose species, they are often assumed to be buffered against declines
in functional diversity by the ability of the species-rich biota to display high functional …

Intestinal microbiota in fishes: what's known and what's not

KD Clements, ER Angert, WL Montgomery, JH Choat - 2014 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput sequencing approaches have enabled characterizations of the community
composition of numerous gut microbial communities, which in turn has enhanced interest in …

The ecosystem roles of parrotfishes on tropical reefs

RM Bonaldo, AS Hoey… - Oceanography and Marine …, 2014 - books.google.com
Global reductions in biodiversity and the accelerating loss and degradation of many of the
world's ecosystems have intensified research into the roles of species in ecosystem …

The parrotfish–coral relationship: refuting the ubiquity of a prevailing paradigm

GR Russ, SLA Questel, JR Rizzari, AC Alcala - Marine Biology, 2015 - Springer
It has become almost paradigmatic in the coral reef literature that fishing-induced reductions
of parrotfish abundance cause benthic phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance …

How accessible are coral reefs to people? A global assessment based on travel time

E Maire, J Cinner, L Velez, C Huchery, C Mora… - Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The depletion of natural resources has become a major issue in many parts of the world,
with the most accessible resources being most at risk. In the terrestrial realm, resource …

Analysing biodiversity and conservation knowledge products to support regional environmental assessments

TM Brooks, HR Akçakaya, ND Burgess, SHM Butchart… - Scientific data, 2016 - nature.com
Two processes for regional environmental assessment are currently underway: the Global
Environment Outlook (GEO) and Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem …

Harnessing biodiversity and conservation knowledge products to track the Aichi Targets and Sustainable Development Goals

TM Brooks, SHM Butchart, NA Cox, M Heath… - Biodiversity, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
For 50 years, the IUCN Commissions, Secretariat, Members such as BirdLife International
and partners such as UNEP-WCMC have been mobilising biodiversity and conservation …

Life histories predict vulnerability to overexploitation in parrotfishes

BM Taylor, P Houk, GR Russ, JH Choat - Coral Reefs, 2014 - Springer
A scarcity of life-history data currently exists for many exploited coral reef fishes, hindering
our ability to interpret fishery dynamics and develop sound conservation policies. In …