Large-scale absence of sharks on reefs in the greater-Caribbean: a footprint of human pressures.

BACKGROUND: In recent decades, large pelagic and coastal shark populations have declined dramatically with increased fishing; however, the status of sharks in other systems such as coral reefs remains largely unassessed despite a long history of exploitation. Here we explore the contemporary distrib...

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Main Authors: Christine A Ward-Paige, Camilo Mora, Heike K Lotze, Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Loren McClenachan, Ery Arias-Castro, Ransom A Myers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2916824?pdf=render