Half a century of rising extinction risk of coral reef sharks and rays

Sharks and rays are key functional components of coral reef ecosystems, yet many populations of a few species exhibit signs of depletion and local extinctions. The question is whether these declines forewarn of a global extinction crisis. We use IUCN Red List to quantify the status, trajectory, and...

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Published in:	Nature communications Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 15 - 11
Main Authors:	Sherman, C. Samantha, Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Pacoureau, Nathan, Matsushiba, Jay H., Yan, Helen F., Walls, Rachel H. L., Rigby, Cassandra L., VanderWright, Wade J., Jabado, Rima W., Pollom, Riley A., Carlson, John K., Charvet, Patricia, Bin Ali, Ahmad, Fahmi, Cheok, Jessica, Derrick, Danielle H., Herman, Katelyn B., Finucci, Brittany, Eddy, Tyler D., Palomares, Maria Lourdes D., Avalos-Castillo, Christopher G., Kinattumkara, Bineesh, Blanco-Parra, María-del-Pilar, Dharmadi, Espinoza, Mario, Fernando, Daniel, Haque, Alifa B., Mejía-Falla, Paola A., Navia, Andrés F., Pérez-Jiménez, Juan Carlos, Utzurrum, Jean, Yuneni, Ranny R., Dulvy, Nicholas K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.01.2023 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	631/158/672 704/158/672 704/829/826 Akvatisk ekologi animal Animals Aquatic Ecology Associated species Biodiversity Climate change Conservation of Natural Resources coral reef Coral reef ecosystems Coral Reefs Depletion Ecological function Ecosystem ecosystem function ecosystem service Ecosystem services Ecosystems Endangered & extinct species Environmental degradation environmental protection Extinction extinction risk Fisheries Fisheries management fishery fishery management Fishing Food security habitat Humanities and Social Sciences Jurisdiction loss of function mutation mammal Mammals Marine mammals Marine protected areas Mass extinctions multidisciplinary Nations nonhuman Overfishing Population decline Protected areas Red List Risk Science Science (multidisciplinary) shark Sharks Species extinction Threatened species trophic level Trophic levels
ISSN:	2041-1723, 2041-1723
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