Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays

Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays

The rapid expansion of human activities threatens ocean-wide biodiversity. Numerous marine animal populations have declined, yet it remains unclear whether these trends are symptomatic of a chronic accumulation of global marine extinction risk. We present the first systematic analysis of threat for...

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Main Authors: Nicholas K Dulvy, Sarah L Fowler, John A Musick, Rachel D Cavanagh, Peter M Kyne, Lucy R Harrison, John K Carlson, Lindsay NK Davidson, Sonja V Fordham, Malcolm P Francis, Caroline M Pollock, Colin A Simpfendorfer, George H Burgess, Kent E Carpenter, Leonard JV Compagno, David A Ebert, Claudine Gibson, Michelle R Heupel, Suzanne R Livingstone, Jonnell C Sanciangco, John D Stevens, Sarah Valenti, William T White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-01-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
population biology
extinction risk
biodiversity change
fishes
shark
life histories
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/00590

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/00590

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