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Intensive temporal and spatial sampling of polychaete biodiversity reveals significant implications for impact assessment and marine park design Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Nathan A. Knott, Daniel S. Swadling, Matthew J. Rees, Rachel Przeslawski, Donald J. Ross, Pat Hutchings
Intensive temporal and spatial sampling of benthic infauna have rarely been analysed to improve impact assessment or conservation planning. An impact assessment started in the late 1980s in Jervis Bay (Australia) provided a spatially, temporally and taxonomically comprehensive benthic invertebrate dataset. While the proposed development did not eventuate, the area was later declared a multi‐zone marine
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Spatial and temporal variability of the two main catched species of an artisanal trap fishery in an oceanic island Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Lorenzo Cruces, Myriam Rodríguez, Óscar Monterroso, Omar Álvarez, Óscar Pérez, Rodrigo Riera
This study analysed the catches of trap fishing in the Canary Archipelago, NE Atlantic Ocean. This study was conducted from October 2016 to September 2017, April to November 2018 and September 2020, in five ports (San Cristóbal, Taliarte, Castillo del Romeral, Arguineguín and Mogán). The primary gear were traps with small mesh size (31.6 mm) and large mesh size (50.8 mm). A total of 2587 small mesh
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Can intensive trapping to reduce the abundance of an invasive crayfish benefit an imperiled congener? Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Lindsey Reisinger, Nicole Tripp, Alison Atchia, Sara Bolds, David Cook, Kasey Fralick, Danielle Ganas, Blair Hayman
Management aimed at reducing the population sizes of established invasive species can be beneficial for the conservation of native species. Crayfish are some of the most widespread and impactful invasive species in freshwater ecosystems. This study evaluated the efficacy of intensive baited trapping as a tool to reduce the abundance of an invasive crayfish (Procambarus spiculifer) in small streams
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Distribution and diversity of elasmobranchs in the Sea of Marmara: A 2023 status report Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Uğur Karadurmuş, Mustafa Sarı
Elasmobranchs, encompassing an array of sharks and rays, confront a threat of extinction on a global scale. The Sea of Marmara (SoM) stands out as a critical refuge for these endangered species. This study harnesses data derived from comprehensive trawl surveys, representing the first area‐based evaluation of the elasmobranchs inhabiting the SoM. Sampling protocols were carried out at 10 separate stations
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New urban habitat for endangered humpback whales: San Francisco Bay Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Tim M. Markowitz, William Keener, Marc A. Webber, Allison R. Payne, Rebekah S. Lane, James A. Fahlbusch, John Calambokidis
As populations of large whales recover from whaling, species that forage and breed in coastal waters, including the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), increasingly overlap with human activities. This represents a potential hazard in locations worldwide subject to intensive vessel traffic, including New York, Panama City and Brisbane. Historically, humpback whales were not considered part of San
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Exploring the elusive deep‐sea sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo) in the Adriatic Sea: Novel records, health assessments and conservation implications Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Andrej A. Gajić
The sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo) is a rare and poorly understood deep‐sea species, with only a few records in the Adriatic Sea over the last two centuries and a significant gap in sightings. Throughout 2023, three new records are documented in the southernmost Adriatic Sea, found at depths ranging from 391 to 452 m off Vlorë. This study marks the first comprehensive health examination
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The expansion of the Atlantic–Mediterranean ghost crab Ocypode cursor (Linnaeus, 1758): Distribution, environmental niches and future perspectives Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Guillaume Marchessaux, Vojsava Gjoni, Mario Francesco Tantillo, Théo Bejean, Gianluca Sarà
The tufted ghost crab Ocypode cursor (Linnaeus, 1758) found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean is currently a great example that elucidates concerns within scientific and conservation communities. This species, native to the subtropical Atlantic Ocean and the warmest southeastern Mediterranean Sea (Egypt), has been extending its distribution in both regions since the 1980s, likely due
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A feasibility study for the application of climate change vulnerability assessments on species in the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Aaron Cogger, Ramon Filgueira, Erin Keenan
Climate change is disproportionately affecting Arctic ecosystems and their resident species, but knowledge gaps complicate conservation planning. A proof‐of‐concept application of existing trait‐based vulnerability assessment frameworks were applied to nine species from three different taxa (cetaceans, pinnipeds, marine fish) to determine their vulnerability under the RCP 8.5 emissions scenario. A
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Modelling spatial distributions of biogenic habitat‐forming taxa to inform marine spatial planning Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Matthew Bennion, Tom Brough, Eva Leunissen, Mark Morrison, Jenny R. Hillman, Ashley A. Rowden, Dennis P. Gordon, Michelle Kelly, Wendy Nelson, Dianne M. Tracey, Diana Macpherson, Kate Neill, Andrew M. Lohrer, Carolyn J. Lundquist
Biogenic habitats are foundational habitats for species assemblages and drive a range of ecosystem functions. The Hauraki Gulf/Tiikapa Moana is the most intensively used coastal area in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and decades of commercial fishing, sedimentation and industrialization have degraded biogenic habitats in the Gulf. In response, the marine spatial plan ‘Sea Change’ includes proposals to create
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The role of adaptive resistance in a widespread freshwater mussel species Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Rogério C. Lima dos Santos, Ronaldo Sousa, Manuel Lopes-Lima, Amílcar Teixeira
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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A rapid assessment method to monitor the health status of habitat-forming species in coastal benthic ecosystems Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Laura Figuerola-Ferrando, Joaquim Garrabou, Cristina Linares
1 INTRODUCTION Coastal benthic ecosystems are highly diverse and productive marine environments (Seitz et al., 2014) characterized by their outstanding contribution of goods and services (Barbier et al., 2011). Nonetheless, they are significantly under threat, facing multiple stressors and cumulative impacts from human activities (Bevilacqua et al., 2020). Notably, the Mediterranean Sea, with about
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Intertidal Soundscapes of Hardened and Living Shorelines: A Case Study of Habitat Enhancement Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Audrey Looby, Laura K. Reynolds, Ashley M. McDonald, Savanna C. Barry, Mark Clark, Charles W. Martin
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Looking for reliable species distribution models for low-density cetacean species: Compared effectiveness of SDMs for G. griseus, G. melas, Z. cavirostris in the Mediterranean Sea based on long-term fixed-transect data Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Antonella Arcangeli, Marta Azzolin, L. Babey, Lea David, O. Garcia-Garin, Aurelie Moulins, Massimiliano Rosso, Alessia Scuderi, Paola Tepsich, Morgana Vighi, Arianna Orasi
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT Authors declare that the research was conducted in absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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Evaluating risks to seabirds on the urban–coastal interface: Modelling dog attacks on little penguin populations in Tasmania Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Laura K. Blamey, Catherine M. Bulman, Geoffrey N. Tuck, Eric J. Woehler, Perviz F. Marker, Toby A. Patterson
1 INTRODUCTION Penguin populations are decreasing around the world due to impacts from human activities (Coudert et al., 2019; Trathan et al., 2015). Habitat degradation, pollution, fisheries interactions and climate change are listed as the current major threats to penguins (Coudert et al., 2019; Crawford et al., 2017; Trathan et al., 2015). Compared to other seabirds, penguins are more restricted
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Issue Information Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28
No abstract is available for this article.
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Independent statistical validation of the New Zealand Seafloor Community Classification Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Fabrice Stephenson, Jordi Tablada, Ashley A. Rowden, Richard Bulmer, David A. Bowden, Shane W. Geange
The New Zealand Seafloor Community Classification (NZSCC) is a national‐scale numerical community classification which depicts compositional turnover of 1716 taxa (demersal fish, reef fish, benthic invertebrates and macroalgae) classified into 75 groups representing seafloor communities. To ensure the continual use of the NZSCC for spatial planning and reporting, a robust maintenance framework must
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Marine protection enhances the resilience of biological communities on temperate rocky reefs Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 José A. Sanabria‐Fernández, Josu G. Alday
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Looking forward in aquatic conservation Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Heidi L. Burdett
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Searching for the critically endangered European eel in oceanic islands: A pioneer study in the freshwater systems of Madeira, Macaronesia Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Inês Órfão, Soledad Álvarez, Patrício Ramalhosa, Carlos González, Cristiano Vieira, Silvia Almeida, Paola Parretti, Rúben Freitas, Marko Radeta, Rui Monteiro, Ricardo Rocha, Isabel Domingos, João Canning-Clode
1 INTRODUCTION Freshwater ecosystems are of paramount importance for human well-being and are home to numerous high-priority conservation species (e.g., Albert et al., 2021; Dudgeon, 2019; Lynch et al., 2016, 2023; Tickner et al., 2020). Due to escalating anthropogenic pressures, freshwater systems stand out as the most threatened on a global scale (Dudgeon et al., 2006; Maasri et al., 2022; Tickner
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Population genetics, demography and conservation of Mediterranean brown trout from Sardinia Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Andrea Splendiani, Tommaso Righi, Tatiana Fioravanti, Andrea Sabatini, Francesco Palmas, Christelle Tougard, Patrick Berrebi, Lorenzo Talarico, Vincenzo Caputo Barucchi
Brown trout is a species complex (Salmo trutta complex, L., 1758) including both widespread invasive (non‐native hatchery strains) lineages and endangered local‐endemic lineages, among which is the Sardinian trout, the only native salmonid present in Sardinia. Multiple stressors (e.g. the spread of stocked brown trout of Atlantic origin, habitat alteration and climate change) combine to seriously threaten
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Monitoring the movement, habitat use and mortality of captive‐bred reintroduced gharials in the Mahanadi River, India Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Laxmi Prasad Rath, Suraj Kumar Dash, Ashaharraza Khan, Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra, Sanjeet Kumar, Manoj V. Nair, Shashi Paul, Sudarsan Maharana
Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) are endemic to the Indian subcontinent and meet IUCN Red List criteria for critically endangered. The Mahanadi River, located in the southernmost part of the gharial range, currently has a few individuals survived although historically had many more. Between 2019 and 2021, the movement, habitat use and survival rate of 13 captive‐bred (juvenile = 6, subadult = 5, adult
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Intact shallow and mesophotic assemblages of large carnivorous reef fishes underscore the importance of large and remote protected areas in the Coral Triangle Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Mikaela L. Salvador, Jean Asuncion T. Utzurrum, Ryan Murray, Kymry Delijero, Segundo F. Conales, Christopher E. Bird, David T. Gauthier, Rene A. Abesamis
Overfishing remains a threat to coral reef fishes worldwide, with large carnivores often disproportionately vulnerable. Marine protected areas (MPAs) can restore fish populations and biodiversity, but their effect has been understudied in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs), particularly in the Coral Triangle. Videos were analysed from baited remote underwater video systems deployed in 2016 to investigate
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Interactions between inland water‐based recreation and freshwater turtles: A review Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Albana Berberi, Jessika D. Guay, Grégory Bulté, Steven J. Cooke, Christina M. Davy, Vivian M. Nguyen
Outdoor recreation brings countless benefits to humans. Understanding the inevitable human interactions with nature is essential for conserving the outdoors for years to come. Water‐based recreation in freshwater ecosystems is increasing in popularity, but freshwater biodiversity is in global decline. The aim of this review is to explore the interactions between water users and freshwater turtles during
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Selection of parameters to assess the welfare of free‐ranging Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins using expert opinion survey Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Agathe Serres, Sara Platto, Songhai Li
Animal welfare assessments have recently been suggested to be useful for free‐ranging animals. Nevertheless, few standardized welfare assessment frameworks have been built for wildlife, including cetaceans. Coastal cetaceans like Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis, IPHDs) that form resident populations impacted by a wide range of human activities are subject to reliable photo‐identification
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Multi‐disciplinary surveys reveal a small subpopulation of Hector's dolphins is frequently exposed to the risk of bycatch Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Hannah Williams, Steve Dawson, Steph Bennington, William J. Rayment
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is an endangered species endemic to the coastal waters of Aotearoa New Zealand. To address the unsustainable bycatch of Hector's dolphins, restrictions on commercial gillnetting within 4 nautical miles of the coast were implemented in 2008, covering most of the South Island's east and south coasts. A small subpopulation of Hector's dolphins, estimated at 42
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To be alive or not to be alive: Radiocarbon data provide new perspective on species diversity in the Caspian Sea Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Catharina Clewing, Christian Albrecht, Vitaliy V. Anistratenko, Olga Yu. Anistratenko, Thomas Wilke
The Caspian Sea is undergoing a severe biodiversity crisis. However, estimates of current extinction rates are difficult to obtain due to the lack of reliable pre‐Anthropocene baseline data. For example, because the majority of endemic gastropod species was described from “fresh looking” shells, it remains unclear which species still existed prior to the Anthropocene. This study therefore used the
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Monitoring the threatened Harttiella (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) with environmental DNA: A comparison between metabarcoding and targeted digital PCR Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Céline Condachou, Yves Cuenot, Laetitia Pigeyre, Raphael Covain, Sébastien Brosse, Jérôme Murienne
Environmental DNA has emerged as an efficient alternative to traditional sampling methods. A standard multispecies or a targeted single‐species approach can be used for analysing environmental DNA samples. The costs, benefits, and drawbacks associated with these two approaches are quite different. Here, a comparison between standard multispecies metabarcoding and targeted species assay using digital
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Groundtruthing cumulative impact assessments with biodiversity data: Testing indicators and methods for marine ecosystem condition assessments in South Africa Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Kaylee P. Smit, Kerry J. Sink, Lynne J. Shannon, Anthony T. F. Bernard, Amanda T. Lombard
Accurate assessments of ecosystem condition are needed to inform management processes such as systematic conservation planning and protected area expansion, marine spatial planning and other effective area‐based conservation measures. Yet measuring the condition of dynamic and often largely inaccessible marine ecosystems is extremely difficult and presents a global challenge. Broad‐scale cumulative
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The potential impact of aquaculture on the genetic diversity and conservation of wild fish in sub‐Saharan Africa Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Mark K. Sanda, Neil B. Metcalfe, Barbara K. Mable
An increasing focus on aquaculture using introduced strains or species poses a serious threat to native wild species in sub‐Saharan Africa, yet almost no policies have been enacted or regulations put in place to address this environmental challenge. Aquaculture in these regions has traditionally been conducted on a relatively small scale but is currently expanding rapidly and is projected to continue
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Trophic niche patterns of endangered Sandelia bainsii and Amatolacypris trevelyani in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Insights from stable isotope analysis Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Wilbert T. Kadye, Thulisile Nkomo, Manda J. Kambikambi, Albert Chakona
Despite supporting a disproportionately large fraction of the global biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems are ranked as the most highly threatened habitats ahead of both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Furthermore, many regions are still characterized by limited knowledge on taxonomy and ecology of freshwater fishes. The need for ecological information in understudied regions is important particularly
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An underwater clash of spears: Public engagement in Mediterranean lionfish control efforts Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Ioannis Savva, Leda L. Cai, Periklis Kleitou, Louis Hadjioannou, Carlos Jimenez, Anastasis Karonias, Erato Nicolaou, Niki Chartosia, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Demetris Kletou
1 INTRODUCTION Marine biological invasions constitute an emerging challenge in the context of global ecological change (Anton et al., 2019), with the potential of altering biodiversity patterns that often induce adverse impacts on social welfare (Mack et al., 2000; Tsirintanis et al., 2022). During recent decades, inclining trends in marine non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions have soared in
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First assessment of passive acoustics as a tool to monitor the endangered Mediterranean monk seal in the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal) Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Sebastian Muñoz-Duque, Manuel Vieira, Paulo J. Fonseca, Bernardo Quintella, Isabelle Charrier, João Gama Monteiro, Marc Fernandez, Rodrigo Silva, M. Clara P. Amorim
1 INTRODUCTION Ocean dynamics and anthropogenic related information can be acquired from the soundscape, which is composed of a collection of sounds originating from multiple sources (Miksis-Olds et al., 2018). Marine underwater soundscapes encompass contributions from human activities (anthropophony), natural abiotic or geophysical processes (geophony) and marine life sounds (biophony). Because of
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Evaluation of fish spawning habitat at offshore reefs in southwest Lake Michigan using side-scan sonar and underwater video Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 William L. Stacy-Duffy, Rebecca A. Redman, Charles R. Roswell, Scot D. Peterson, Sergiusz J. Czesny
1 INTRODUCTION Offshore rocky reefs in the Laurentian Great Lakes provide critical habitat for the conservation of native lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush; Janssen et al., 2007; Riley et al., 2017). Though highly variable in size, morphology, and geological origin (Edsall & Kennedy, 1995; Janssen et al., 2005), these deep-water habitats provide substrate necessary for lake trout egg deposition and
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Diving into archival data: The hidden decline of the giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) in Queensland, Australia Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Carolina Chong-Montenegro, Ruth H. Thurstan, John M. Pandolfi
The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) is the largest reef fish in the Indo-Pacific (~2.5 m TL, >400 kg), and it is highly susceptible to overfishing. Despite regional protections and documented population declines, the species is listed by IUCN as Data Deficient due to minimal long-term population data and a paucity of life history information. This study used historical fishing records derived
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Patterns, processes and conservation management consequences of intraspecific diversity, illustrated by fishes from recently glaciated lakes Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 J. Peter Koene, Colin W. Bean, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Skúli Skúlason, Camille A.-L. Leblanc, Colin E. Adams
1 INTRODUCTION The concept that the diversity of the natural world can reasonably be sub-divided into units named ‘species’ is one that has persisted despite multiple challenges (De Queiroz, 2007; Linnæus, 1758). Two of these challenges (see below) are important in the context of describing and understanding the evolution and the origin and maintenance of biodiversity. They may, in addition, have implications
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Long-term habitat degradation affects nest site selection behaviour by a freshwater turtle (Chelodina oblonga) in Western Australia Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Anthony Santoro, Jane M. Chambers, Brendan C. Ebner, April L. Sturm, Stephen J. Beatty
1 INTRODUCTION Urbanization has brought about profound transformations in natural landscapes, often resulting in the fragmentation and degradation of ecosystems, including wetlands (McDonnell & Pickett, 1993). Wetlands, renowned for their ecological significance, are often surrounded by impervious surfaces such as concrete and asphalt in urban areas (Boyer & Polasky, 2004; Ehrenfeld, 2000; Halse, 1989)
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Application of a One Welfare-Based Ecosystem Model to assess wild collection for public aquariums Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Brittany Fischer, Jessica A. Pempek, Jaylene Flint, Thomas Wittum, Mark Flint
1. Public aquariums are organizations that offer their visitors an opportunity to engage with, gain knowledge of, and contribute to the conservation of species and ecosystems. Unfortunately, the ways many aquariums maintain their populations include primarily sourcing marine species from the wild. This creates the potential for negative impacts to stressed aquatic environments and a need for a holistic
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A review of the status, threats and management priorities of a remnant population of Indus River dolphins in the Beas River, India Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Gill Braulik, Gitanjali Kanwar, Asghar Nawab, Mohammad Shahnawaz Khan, Sandeep K. Behera, Basanta Rajkumar
CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors have no conflict of interest.
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Historical specimens and photographs reveal long-term changes in Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) age class distribution and average size during U.S. population decline Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Kelcee L. Smith, Annmarie Fearing, Nicole M. Phillips, Andrea M. Kroetz, Tonya R. Wiley, John K. Carlson, Sabrina S. Taylor
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors claim no conflict of interest.
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Issue Information Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-01
No abstract is available for this article.
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Spatiotemporal variations in reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) residency at a remote meso-scale habitat and its importance in future spatial planning Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Joanna L. Harris, Phil Hosegood, Clare B. Embling, Benjamin J. Williamson, Guy M. W. Stevens
1 INTRODUCTION The marine environment is under unprecedented pressure from ever-increasing exploitation (Crowder et al., 2008; Silber et al., 2017), with many marine species being driven towards extinction. Of particular concern are those whose recovery is hindered by their conservative life-history traits, including slow growth, late maturation and low fecundity, such as elasmobranchs (Collins, Nuno
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Ups and downs: An insight on the stranding pattern of Guiana dolphins, Sotalia guianensis, in the Amazon Estuary, Northern Brazil Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Greicy F. Ruenes, Alexandra F. Costa, Maíra Laeta, Renata Emin-Lima, Larissa R. Oliveira, Salvatore Siciliano
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest regarding the information provided in this document.
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Issue Information Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-24
No abstract is available for this article.
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Environmental drivers of flowering in the genus Zostera and spatio-temporal variability of Zostera muelleri flowering in Australasia Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-21 Manuja U. Lekammudiyanse, Megan I. Saunders, Nicole Flint, Andrew Irving, Christopher Aiken, Dana E. Clark, Anna Berthelsen, Breanna Hindmarsh, Rachel Hooks, Rod M. Connolly, Michael Sievers, Michael A. Rasheed, Timothy M. Smith, Tim M. Glasby, Craig D. H. Sherman, Emma L. Jackson
1 INTRODUCTION Seagrasses are marine angiosperms, defined by the production of flowers that contribute to the genetic diversity and resilience of meadows. By producing viable seeds that germinate and grow into new plants or remain dormant in a seed bank, flowering helps ensure the persistence of populations in the face of natural and anthropogenic environmental change, such as declines in water quality
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Lipophrys pholis is larger, grows faster and is in better condition in protected than in unprotected rocky shores Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Jesus C. Compaire, Natalia Visintini, Milagrosa C. Soriguer, Magnus L. Johnson, Susan L. Hull, Christopher J. Barrett
1 INTRODUCTION The cosmopolitan shanny Lipophrys pholis (Blenniidae) is a fish species with high site fidelity (Compaire et al., 2022; Martins et al., 2017) that spends its entire life within the intertidal zone. This species is commonly found in Northern European Seas (NES) and Lusitania (LU) (Barrett et al., 2016; Monteiro et al., 2005); two marine provinces of the temperate North-eastern Atlantic
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The ecological value of fully enforced, no-entry, marine protected areas: A case study of harvested limpets Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 João Faria, Maria Vale, Pedro Ribeiro, Stephen J. Hawkins, Gustavo M. Martins
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Identifying important habitat for northern bottlenose and Sowerby's beaked whales in the western North Atlantic Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 L. J. Feyrer, J. E. Stanistreet, C. Gomez, M. Adams, J. W. Lawson, S. H. Ferguson, S. G. Heaslip, K. J. Lefort, E. Davidson, N. E. Hussey, H. Whitehead, H. Moors-Murphy
1 INTRODUCTION Habitat is thought to be the primary constraint structuring species distributions (Kritzer & Sale, 2010), and as a result, understanding habitat requirements is a fundamental aspect of wildlife conservation (Morrison et al., 2012). Despite a long history of debate and nuanced consideration of what constitutes habitat, potential habitat and realized habitat within the field of ecology
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Abundance of five sympatric stream dwelling mussels varies with physical habitat Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Ayla J. Skorupa, Allison H. Roy, Peter D. Hazelton, David Perkins, Timothy Warren, Andy Fisk
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare that they have no known conflict of interest.
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Quantification of the invasiveness risk of non-native macroalgae in the Azores to support conservation measures Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Daniela Gabriel, Beatriz Martins, Cláudia Ribeiro, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Ana Isabel Ferreira, Suzanne Fredericq, Helena Calado
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT All authors declare that no conflict of interest is associated with this work.
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Diverse migratory strategies for a hawksbill sea turtle population Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Andrew S. Maurer, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Martha O. Burford Reiskind, Seth P. Stapleton
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Conservation implications of isotopic variation in nails and blood with wetland quality in three species of Australian freshwater turtle Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Roxane J. Francis, Kate J. Brandis, Bruce C. Chessman, Eve Slavich, Richard T. Kingsford
1 INTRODUCTION Freshwater biodiversity is in decline (Darwall et al., 2018; Reid et al., 2019), and freshwater turtles are no exception, with up to 48% of turtle and tortoise species listed as threatened with many species lacking data on their conservation status (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group et al., 2021). If current trends continue, the entire group could be lost within a few centuries, given increasing
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Integral Management Zones: A novel strategy for marine bivalve production in the Gulf of California, Mexico Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Gaspar Soria, Francisco J. Fernández-Rivera Melo, Virginia Mailen Tortolini, Ana Cinti, Raziel Hernández-Pimienta, Lorena Rocha-Tejeda, Silvio Guido Marinone, Adrian Munguia-Vega
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Invertebrate diversity associated with a shallow rhodolith bed in the Mediterranean Sea (Mar Piccolo of Taranto, south-east Italy) Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Cataldo Pierri, Caterina Longo, Annalisa Falace, Maria F. Gravina, Michele Gristina, Sara Kaleb, Tamara Lazic, Stefania Lisco, Massimo Moretti, Matteo Putignano, Miriam Ravisato, Roberta Trani, Marco Dadamo, Paolo G. Albano
1 INTRODUCTION Rhodoliths are unattached forms of red calcareous algae that, when occurring at high densities, form large heterogeneous beds (Bosence, 1976; Foster, 2001; Basso et al., 2016). Although some are composed entirely of coralline algae (mäerl), others may have a nucleus of different origin (e.g. shell fragments or rocks). They are distributed worldwide and can be found at tropical (Amado-Filho
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How the incentives of participating organizations influence the current scales of coral reef restoration activities Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Mark Gibbs, Karen Jackel, Josh Ames, Ian McLeod
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Tying up loose ends together: Cetaceans, maritime traffic and spatial management tools in the Strait of Gibraltar Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Alessia Scuderi, Ilaria Campana, Martina Gregorietti, Estefanía Martín Moreno, Javier García Sanabria, Antonella Arcangeli
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors have nothing to disclose.
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Why new scientific information is important for native fish conservation: A case study from the humpback chub (Gila cypha) in the Grand Canyon, U.S.A. Aquat. Conserv. (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Jan K. Boyer, Dale R. Fonken, David L. Rogowski
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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