Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nathan M. I. Bacheler, Nikolai Klibansky, Walter J. Bubley, Tracey Smart
Summary: Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) is a reef-associated, economically-important, protogynous Sparidae species that has experienced significant declines in abundance, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decline in red porgy relative abundance, measured through traps and video data, suggests a recruitment failure and highlights the need for sustainable management strategies. The study also identified preferred habitat and spatial distribution patterns of red porgy along the southeast United States Atlantic coast.
Article
Fisheries
Lucas dos Santos Rodrigues, Maria Grazia Pennino, David Conesa, Eidi Kikuchi, Paul Gerhard Kinas, Fabiana Goncalves Barbosa, Luis Gustavo Cardoso
Summary: Ecological niche models and species distribution models have been widely used in various studies. In recent years, these models have been applied to marine environmental issues, especially to improve the forecasting and capturing of fishery resources. This study provides a bibliometric analysis of articles related to the use of these models in marine fishery resources, presenting their characteristics and findings.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Biology
Joost J. Vogels, Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Michiel F. WallisDeVries, Arnold B. Van den Burg, Marijn Nijssen, Roland Bobbink, Matty P. Berg, Harry Olde Venterink, Henk Siepel
Summary: Nitrogen deposition has increased significantly due to human activities since the second half of the 20th century, leading to major implications for ecosystem functioning and the decline of insects. However, the mechanistic understanding of the effects of high N deposition on individual fitness and community structure of consumers is currently lacking.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Amael Dupaix, Manuela Capello, Christophe Lett, Marco Andrello, Nicolas Barrier, Gaelle Viennois, Laurent Dagorn
Summary: The introduction of fish aggregating devices by industrial tuna purse seine vessels has greatly increased the number of natural floating objects, with FADs representing over 85% of the total. Research shows that the use of FADs has significantly altered the density and spatial distribution of FOBs, emphasizing the need for further investigation into the potential ecological impacts on associated species.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Steven W. Purcell, Alejandro Tagliafico, Brian R. Cullis, Beverley J. Gogel
Summary: The study of the trochus fishery in Samoa demonstrates that this relatively new fishery fosters resilience of social-ecological systems at the community level and improves the well-being of fishers. Most fishers are satisfied with income from the new fishery, especially the younger and less experienced ones. The additional earnings from the fishery are mainly spent on food, church tithing, and school fees.
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Qinqin Lin, Yong Chen, Jiangfeng Zhu
Summary: In this study, a semi-quantitative PSA approach was used to assess the vulnerability of 24 species caught by the Chinese tuna longline fishery in the EPO, with 5 species identified as highly vulnerable and the rest as moderately vulnerable. The PSA results showed good concurrence with all longline fisheries in the EPO, but differed significantly from EASI, highlighting the need for more reliable data for quantitative assessments.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ting-ting Zhang, Zhi Geng, Xiao-rong Huang, Yu Gao, Si-kai Wang, Tao Zhang, Gang Yang, Feng Zhao, Ping Zhuang
Summary: Identifying and monitoring essential fishery habitat is crucial for the conservation of estuarine fishery habitat and sustainable fisheries management. However, mapping the habitat of estuarine fishery species remains challenging due to their complex life histories and the variability of habitat variables. This study proposed a mechanistic species distribution model (SDM) that analyzed the relationship at a suitable life stage, based on prior knowledge of the species life history. Landsat data was used to describe the variability of estuarine habitat variables, and a score scheme was developed to select the suitable life stage for mapping essential fishery habitat (EFH). The application of the mechanistic SDM was tested in the Yangtze River Estuary, China, and it showed better explanatory and predictive power compared to traditional statistical models. The results of the study provide spatial-explicit information for fishery habitat protection and conservation efforts.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Olga Vigiak, Angel Udias, Alberto Pistocchi, Michela Zanni, Alberto Aloe, Bruna Grizzetti
Summary: Understanding how human activities impact river ecological status is crucial for developing effective management strategies. Data on river habitats in Europe has increased since the Water Framework Directive, but differences in monitoring still make it challenging to identify continent-wide patterns. Various indicators of anthropogenic pressures in freshwater across Europe have been developed, but more effective indicators are needed for addressing hydromorphological alterations and chemical pollution at a continental scale.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Jennifer Rehren, Marta Coll, Narriman Jiddawi, Lotta Clara Kluger, Omar Omar, Villy Christensen, Maria Grazia Pennino, Matthias Wolff
Summary: Ecosystem models like Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) are important tools for ecosystem-based management strategies. However, lack of data and time series for calibration makes it difficult to use these models, especially for small-scale fisheries like Chwaka Bay, where dragnet fishing is a concern for sustainable development. The study explores different approaches for estimating vulnerabilities and simulates the effects of a dragnet prohibition. The results suggest that banning dragnets would benefit the fishing community in terms of increased biomass and profits, but only if dragnet fishers do not reallocate to other gears.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Eric Gilman, Milani Chaloupka, Chrissie Sieben
Summary: Overexploitation is the main cause of marine defaunation, with different populations varying in vulnerability. Using a multi-model ensemble for relative risk estimates can help guide management efforts and identify stocks at highest ecological risk.
Article
Ecology
Lynn R. Kaeding, Jim T. Mogen
Summary: Climate change has modified annual hydrologic cycles, leading to changes in stream flows that affect the reproduction and survival of bull trout. By studying tagged bull trout populations, this study reveals statistical associations between flow changes and bull trout population dynamics. These findings are important for understanding the impacts of climate change on freshwater fish.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Topi K. Lehtonen, Natarsha L. Babic, Timo Piepponen, Otso Valkeeniemi, Anna-Maria Borshagovski, Arja Kaitala
Summary: In a human-modified landscape, the European common glow-worm larvae exhibit a strongly female-biased dispersal behavior, selecting to move through roads, but often perishing when run over by vehicles. This highlights roads as potential ecological traps for female glow-worm larvae in modern society.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laura G. Elsler, Timothy Haight Frawley, Gregory L. Britten, Larry B. Crowder, Timothy C. DuBois, Sonja Radosavljevic, William F. Gilly, Anne-Sophie Crepin, Maja Schluter
Summary: Small-scale fisheries play a critical role in livelihoods worldwide, especially in tropical regions, but climate variability and anthropogenic climate change pose serious threats. Social relationships among fishery users can determine responses to changes in fisheries, yet current economic analyses primarily focus on individual actions, neglecting important social dynamics. Incorporating social relationship dynamics in fisheries management models is crucial for addressing the impacts of climate change on small-scale fisheries.
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nare Ngoepe, Moritz Muschick, Mary A. Kishe, Salome Mwaiko, Yunuen Temoltzin-Loranca, Leighton King, Colin Courtney Mustaphi, Oliver Heiri, Giulia Wienhues, Hendrik Vogel, Maria Cuenca-Cambronero, Willy Tinner, Martin Grosjean, Blake Matthews, Ole Seehausen
Summary: Adaptive radiations play a crucial role in generating biodiversity, but the relative importance of species' ecological versatility and arrival order in determining which lineage radiates is still unclear. Through analyzing the fossil record of cichlid fishes in Lake Victoria, it was found that their ecological versatility was key to their persistence in new habitats, suggesting that it played a major role in adaptive radiation.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nare Ngoepe, Moritz Muschick, Mary A. Kishe, Salome Mwaiko, Yunuen Temoltzin-Loranca, Leighton King, Colin Courtney Mustaphi, Oliver Heiri, Giulia Wienhues, Hendrik Vogel, Maria Cuenca-Cambronero, Willy Tinner, Martin Grosjean, Blake Matthews, Ole Seehausen
Summary: This study presents a continuous fossil record showing how haplochromine cichlids came to dominate the fish fauna of Lake Victoria in Africa.
Review
Fisheries
Cliff S. Law, James J. Bell, Helen C. Bostock, Chris E. Cornwall, Vonda J. Cummings, Kim Currie, Simon K. Davy, Malindi Gammon, Christopher D. Hepburn, Catriona L. Hurd, Miles Lamare, Sara E. Mikaloff-Fletcher, Wendy A. Nelson, Darren M. Parsons, Norman L. C. Ragg, Mary A. Sewell, Abigail M. Smith, Dianne M. Tracey
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sue-Ann Watson, Bridie J. M. Allan, David E. McQueen, Simon Nicol, Darren M. Parsons, Stephen M. J. Pether, Stephen Pope, Alvin N. Setiawan, Neville Smith, Carly Wilson, Philip L. Munday
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Biology
Emily A. Cardinal, Craig A. Radford, Allen F. Mensinger
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2018)
Review
Fisheries
Rosalyn L. Putland, John C. Montgomery, Craig A. Radford
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Emily J. Roycroft, Agnes Le Port, Shane D. Lavery
CONSERVATION GENETICS
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrew T. Jones, Shane D. Lavery, Agnes Le Port, You-Gan Wang, Dean Blower, Jennifer Ovenden
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Christine S. Kibele, John C. Montgomery, Craig A. Radford
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biology
C. A. Radford, S. P. Collins, P. L. Munday, D. Parsons
Summary: This study found that juvenile snapper raised under predicted future elevated CO2 conditions experienced significant changes in their hearing ability, with a notable decrease in low frequency hearing sensitivity. This was linked to larger and asymmetric otoliths in these snapper, explaining the difference in hearing sensitivity. Elevated CO2 conditions were found to have a dual effect on hearing, affecting both the sensitivity of hearing end organs and altering hearing-induced behaviors in fish.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Alfredo Borie, Sergio Magalhaes Rezende, Beatrice Padovani Ferreira, Mauro Maida, Craig Radford, Paulo Travassos
Summary: The study revealed the soundscape of protected and non-protected marine areas, with fish choruses in protected areas producing high-energy calls while those in unprotected areas showed lower energy levels. The results highlight the importance of protected areas for fish populations, and the utility of passive acoustics for monitoring the biodiversity of commercial fish sounds in Brazilian tropical coastal reefs.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Victoria E. Warren, Craig McPherson, Giacomo Giorli, Kimberly T. Goetz, Craig A. Radford
Summary: Baleen whales produce stereotyped vocalizations, enabling their distributions to be inferred from acoustic detections. Soundscape analysis integrates vocal species with other acoustic contributors to understand spatial and temporal overlaps and potential stressors. Monitoring in central New Zealand highlighted high cetacean diversity and the need to understand potential threats for conservation and management decisions.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Matthew K. Pine, Louise Wilson, Andrew G. Jeffs, Lauren McWhinnie, Francis Juanes, Alessia Sceuderi, Craig A. Radford
Summary: During the lockdown in New Zealand, a significant decrease in marine vessel activities led to an immediate increase in communication ranges for fish and dolphins, highlighting the impact of small vessel noise on underwater soundscapes. The data provided new insights into how animals adapt to the growing noise pollution and the cumulative noise effects from vessels on auditory masking.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Jason P. Dinh, Craig Radford
Summary: Research has shown that snapping shrimp detect sound through particle motion, with the most sensitive frequency between 80 and 100 Hz and detection up to 1500 Hz. Their ability to perceive sound through particle motion facilitates key behavioral interactions.
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Craig A. Radford, Kevin Tay, Marie L. Goeritz
Summary: Sound perception and detection in decapod crustaceans is poorly understood, but evidence suggests its importance in their life history strategies. This study compared the auditory evoked potentials of four species in response to different auditory stimuli. The results showed significant variation in sound detection abilities between the species, with exposure to underwater speaker stimuli enhancing their abilities. This suggests the presence of another sensory mechanism in these animals. Overall, this research provides comparative evidence and indicates the complexity of underwater sound detection in decapods.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biology
Craig A. Radford, Jenni A. Stanley
Summary: The sensory systems of aquatic crustaceans have adapted to various aquatic environments. Sound production plays a significant role in their life-history strategies, but there are still gaps in our understanding of their sound reception abilities. Crustaceans have three main sensory receptors that are sensitive to particle motion in the sound field. They employ a variety of sound-producing mechanisms for social behaviors, and there may be another sound transmission channel - substrate-borne vibrations - that plays a role in their hearing systems. Further research is needed to fill the gaps in our understanding of how crustaceans hear and produce sound.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Michael L. Kelly, Selwyn P. Collins, John A. Lesku, Jan M. Hemmi, Shaun P. Collin, Craig A. Radford
Summary: Sleep plays an important role in energy conservation in sharks. Research on draughtsboard sharks reveals that sleep is characterized by a lower metabolic rate and a flat body posture.