Effects of marine noise pollution on Mediterranean fishes and invertebrates: A review

E Di Franco, P Pierson, L Di Iorio, A Calò… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Marine noise pollution (MNP) can cause a multitude of impacts on many organisms, but
information is often scattered and general outcomes difficult to assess. We have reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Whales in the carbon cycle: can recovery remove carbon dioxide?

HC Pearson, MS Savoca, DP Costa, MW Lomas… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
The great whales (baleen and sperm whales), through their massive size and wide
distribution, influence ecosystem and carbon dynamics. Whales directly store carbon in their …

Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

S Andrzejaczek, TCD Lucas, MC Goodman… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to
understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date …

Functional diversity of marine megafauna in the Anthropocene

C Pimiento, F Leprieur, D Silvestro, JS Lefcheck… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Marine megafauna, the largest animals in the oceans, serve key roles in ecosystem
functioning. Yet, one-third of these animals are at risk of extinction. To better understand the …

The global decline of freshwater megafauna

F He, C Zarfl, V Bremerich, JNW David… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most diverse and dynamic ecosystems on Earth. At
the same time, they are among the most threatened ecosystems but remain …

Ocean warming alters the distributional range, migratory timing, and spatial protections of an apex predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)

N Hammerschlag, LH McDonnell, MJ Rider… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Given climate change threats to ecosystems, it is critical to understand the responses of
species to warming. This is especially important in the case of apex predators since they …

Emergent research and priorities for shark and ray conservation

SJ Jorgensen, F Micheli, TD White… - Endangered Species …, 2022 - int-res.com
Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence‐based justification for their conservation

R Somaweera, J Nifong, A Rosenblatt… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐bodied predators are well represented among the world's threatened and
endangered species. A significant body of literature shows that in terrestrial and marine …

Climate change impacts on seabirds and marine mammals: The importance of study duration, thermal tolerance and generation time

F Orgeret, A Thiebault, KM Kovacs, C Lydersen… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding climate change impacts on top predators is fundamental to marine
biodiversity conservation, due to their increasingly threatened populations and their …

Re‐imagining the precautionary approach to make collaborative fisheries management inclusive of Indigenous Knowledge Systems

A Frid, KL Wilson, J Walkus, RE Forrest… - Fish and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fisheries science uses quantitative methods to inform management decisions that reflect
cultural preferences which, in turn, indirectly influence the states of ecosystems. To date, it …