Ferdinando Boero,Joachim Mergeay
Ferdinando Boero
The scientific community is often asked to predict the future state of the environment and, to do so, the structure (biodiversity) and the functions (ecosystem functioning) of the investigated systems must be described and understood. In hi...
James J Bell,Francesca Strano,Manon Broadribb et al.
James J Bell et al.
Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles. However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has been limited focus on how such functions will be impacte...
Mauvis Gore,Ewan Camplisson,Rupert Ormond
Mauvis Gore
Here we review the literature on the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus, Gunnerus, 1765), well known as the second largest extant shark (and fish) species globally. Previous reviews were published by Kunzlik in 1988 and Sims in 2008, but in ...
Julie A Lively,Jonathan McKenzie
Julie A Lively
Bycatch and discards are a significant issue for global fisheries, with discards considered unnecessary mortality and wasted fishing. Discards have declined due to more selective gear and changes in regulations, but data on discard rates an...
Tamara A Shiganova,Andrei M Kamakin,Larisa A Pautova et al.
Tamara A Shiganova et al.
The Caspian Sea is a large inland brackish basin, vulnerable to invaders due to its long isolation and considerable endemism among its native biota. A brief description of Caspian biota evolution until its modern state is given. The pathway...
Addressing underwater noise: Joint efforts and progress on its global governance [0.03%]
应对水下噪音：全球治理的共同努力与进展
Nikolina Rako-Gospić,Marta Picciulin
Nikolina Rako-Gospić
Underwater noise generated by human activities has become a major reason of concern over the past decades as human exploitation of world seas became more intense. A key to reduce human-generated acoustic pressure on aquatic ecosystems depen...
A global synthesis of microplastic contamination in wild fish species: Challenges for conservation, implications for sustainability of wild fish stocks and future directions [0.03%]
野生鱼类微塑料污染的全球综合分析：对保护的挑战、对野生鱼种群可持续性的含义及未来方向展望
Luís Gabriel A Barboza,Sara Couto Lourenço,Alexandre Aleluia et al.
Luís Gabriel A Barboza et al.
Research on the occurrence of microplastics in wild fish populations is a constantly growing area, requiring continuous reviews to properly keep up with the fast pace of publications and guide future work. This review analyses the scientifi...
The Falkland Islands marine ecosystem: A review of the seasonal dynamics and trophic interactions across the food web [0.03%]
马尔维纳斯群岛海洋生态系统：食物网中季节动态和营养相互作用的综述
Jesse van der Grient,Simon Morley,Alexander Arkhipkin et al.
Jesse van der Grient et al.
The Falkland Islands marine environment host a mix of temperate and subantarctic species. This review synthesizes baseline information regarding ontogenetic migration patterns and trophic interactions in relation to oceanographic dynamics o...
Marine mammal conservation in the 21st century: A plea for a paradigm shift towards mindful conservation [0.03%]
21世纪的海洋哺乳动物保护：呼吁转向有意识保护的新范式
Fabian Ritter
Fabian Ritter
Marine mammals are regarded in high esteem by the general public, and are recognized as flagship species for conservation, while at the same time they suffer from anthropogenic impacts on a global scale, and often in extreme ways. It seems ...
Alex D Rogers,Ward Appeltans,Jorge Assis et al.
Alex D Rogers et al.
We review the current knowledge of the biodiversity of the ocean as well as the levels of decline and threat for species and habitats. The lack of understanding of the distribution of life in the ocean is identified as a significant barrier...