Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Papers
(The median citation count of Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Genetic population structure of the critically endangered stellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) in the Black Sea basin: Implications for conservation52
Mass mortality of the Critically Endangered naked characin (Gymnocharacinus bergii): Possible causes and impact46
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Phylogeography of the Pacific Angel Shark (Squatina californica) in the Eastern Pacific32
The Newly Formed Ribb Reservoir Could Serve as a Refugia for Conserving Ethiopia's Globally Unique Labeobarbus Species Flock29
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Population connectivity across east Australia's bioregions and larval duration of the range‐extending sea starMeridiastra calcar25
Integrating Direct Experimental Fishing and Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Assess Fish Biodiversity in the Cibareno River, Indonesia, to Support Fishway Design23
A vessel collision report for Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera brydei) off the northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil23
Groundtruthing cumulative impact assessments with biodiversity data: Testing indicators and methods for marine ecosystem condition assessments in South Africa23
If These Walls Could Talk: Investigating Bottlenose Dolphin Occupancy and Range in Fiord Ecosystems Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring and Visual Surveys22
Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Western Australia22
Marine Forests Forever—A Necessary Multilateral Program for a Fair Future22
Bottlenecks and barriers: Patterns of abundance in early mussel life stages reveal a potential obstacle to reef recovery21
Fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa) restocking experiment in an urban turbid reef environment20
A 40‐year chronology of the vulnerability of spinetail devil ray (Mobula mobular) to eastern Pacific tuna fisheries and options for future conservation and management20
Distribution and diversity of elasmobranchs in the Sea of Marmara: A 2023 status report19
What is the ecological footprint of aquaculture after 5 decades of competition between mangrove conservation and shrimp farm development?19
Reducing Cetacean Interactions With Bottom Set‐Nets and Purse Seining Using Acoustic Deterrent Devices in Southern Iberia18
Use of passive acoustic monitoring to document the distribution of the Indo‐Pacific finless porpoise in the south‐east region of Pearl River estuary, China: Implications for conservation and managemen18
Drivers of the Distributions of Stream‐Dwelling Crayfishes in the New River Catchment, United States17
Assessing the societal benefits of mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes to strengthen the basis for their conservation17
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Bryde's whales in the North‐East Atlantic: New insights on site fidelity and connectivity between oceanic archipelagos16
Ex situ growing out of early stages of wild seahorses: Envisioning conservation options for threatened populations16
Successful establishment of endangered springsnails following habitat enhancement and translocations15
Catchment‐scale distribution, abundance, habitat use, and movements of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in a small UK river: Implications for conservation management15
An environmental DNA assay for the detection of Critically Endangered angel sharks (Squatina spp.)15
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Setting the stones to restore and monitor European flat oyster reefs in the German North Sea15
Systematics, distribution, biology, and conservation of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in China14
Growth and longevity of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera): Implications for conservation and management14
Evaluation of fish spawning habitat at offshore reefs in southwest Lake Michigan using side‐scan sonar and underwater video14
Earthquake impacts on a protected pinniped in New Zealand14
Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) in Bardiya National Park, Nepal: Population, habitat and threats14
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Boom‐and‐bust cycles of holothurian (sea cucumber) populations in the Chagos Archipelago: An indication of poaching or natural processes?13
An ecological resilience index to improve conservation action for stream fish habitat13
Assessing the conservation status of mangroves in Rakhine, Myanmar13
Alternative conservation outcomes from aquatic fauna translocations: Losing and saving the Running River rainbowfish13
Assessing the Efficiency of the Marine Protected Area Systems in the Southeastern Pacific13
Identifying Hydrilla verticillata in Real Time With a Machine Learning–Based Underwater Object Detection Program13
Modelling the effects of variation in growth, recruitment, and harvest on lake sturgeon population viability and recovery13
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Connectivity and flow regime direct conservation priorities for pelagophil fishes12
Good new(t)s: Rapid recolonization of a restored fish‐invaded habitat by two newt species in southern Italy12
Environmental DNA reveals the temporal and spatial extent of spawning migrations of European shad in a highly fragmented river basin12
Using upper thermal limits of Lampsilis bracteata (Texas fatmucket) from the North Llano and San Saba rivers, Texas to inform water management practices in the Edwards Plateau12
The effect of planting grass filter strips on fishes in agricultural headwater streams12
Exploring the elusive deep‐sea sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo) in the Adriatic Sea: Novel records, health assessments and conservation implications12
Faunal Composition of the Sumisu Caldera Hydrothermal Vent Field as a Key Baseline for Conservation in Light of Deep‐Sea Mining11
Conservation of temporary streams: The relevance of spatiotemporal variation in beta diversity11
Growth variation in the endangered fish Zingel asper: Contribution of substrate quality, hydraulics, prey abundance, and water temperature11
Comments on ‘Effects of modern drainage systems on the spatial distribution of loach in rice ecosystems’11
Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicaudaLatreille, 1802) populations reveal genetic break in Strait of Malacca, with connectivity along southern coasts of Peninsular Mal11
Diversity, distribution, and conservation of the Trichoptera and their habitats in north‐eastern Algeria11
Depth as a fish refuge from spearfishing at Rapa Nui: Flight behaviour in the Pacific rudderfish Kyphosus sandwicensis11
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Pushed to the edge: Environmental factors drive ecological responses of Aphanius fasciatus when in sympatry with invasive Gambusia holbrooki11
Pathogen and Gene Expression Profiles of Atlantic Salmon From an Endangered Population10
Foraging habitat suitability of black‐browed albatrosses Thalassarche melanophris wintering in the South‐west Atlantic Ocean: Acknowledging age class to improve conservation manageme10
Regional (south‐eastern Pacific Ocean) population genetics and global phylogeography of two endangered highly migratory pelagic sharks, the blue shark Prionace glauca and shortfin ma10
Parasites as tags for stock identification of a highly exploited vulnerable skate Dipturus brevicaudatus (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) in the south‐western Atlantic Ocean, a complementary tool for 10
Crowdsourced data reveal multinational connectivity, population demographics, and possible nursery ground of endangered oceanic manta rays in the Red Sea10
Chytridiomycosis in Sri Lanka: Predicting the future of a global amphibian hotspot10
The Methods for Estimating Lake Volume, Mean Depth, and Maximum Depth in European Standard EN 16039:2011 Are Flawed and Should Not Be Used10
Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area10
A systematic review of the global freshwater mussel restoration toolbox10
Cautious positivity for the future of aquatic conservation in Europe10
Depth‐Related Controls on the Quantitative Composition of Rhodolith Matrices in the High Arctic10
Distribution and density of the Critically Endangered estuarine pipefish across its range – implications for conservation9
Fine‐scale movement and habitat use of juvenile, subadult, and adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in a foraging ground at Ningaloo Reef, Australia9
Marine protected areas in the southern south‐west Atlantic: Insights from marine top predator communities9
Untangling the Indonesian tangle net fishery: Describing a data‐poor fishery targeting large, threatened rays (Superorder Batoidea)9
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Linking courtship calls and observed behaviours of Epinephelus marginatus in the wild offers new insights into its reproduction and conservation9
Tracking the migration and distribution of Caspian Kutum (Rutilus kutum, Kamenskii, 1901) along the southern coastline of the Caspian Sea based on stable isotope analysis9
Murky waters: Assessing the vulnerabilities of Indo‐West Pacific non‐marine elasmobranchs to inform future conservation planning priorities9
Post‐release survival of shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and silky (Carcharhinus falciformis) sharks released from pelagic tuna longlines in the Pacific Ocean9
The Big Seaweed Search: Evaluating a citizen science project for a difficult to identify group of organisms9
Threats Assessment of the Endemic Idle Crayfish (Austropotamobius bihariensis Pârvulescu, 2019): Lessons From Long‐Term Monitoring9
Living under threat: Will one of the last Pinna nobilis populations be able to survive?9
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Automated identification of invasive rabbitfishes in underwater images from the Mediterranean Sea9
Population structure, residency, and abundance of whale sharks in the coastal waters off Nosy Be, north‐western Madagascar9
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Insights into the genetic makeup of French Polynesian peripheral populations of the small giant clam Tridacna maxima9
Correction to “Space‐use patterns of green turtles in industrial coastal foraging habitat: Challenges and opportunities for informing management with a large satellite tracking dataset”9
Local ecological knowledge from Andros Island, The Bahamas, reveals new insights on the distribution and use of the Critically Endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata9
Editorial: Green or red: Challenges for fish and freshwater biodiversity conservation related to hydropower8
Trait‐Based Prediction of Conservation Status of North American Small‐Bodied Minnows (Leuciscidae) and Darters (Percidae)8
An exploration of the population characteristics and behaviours of the white shark in Guadalupe Island, Mexico (2014–2019): Observational data from cage diving vessels8
Using passive acoustic monitoring to assess the overlap between endemic endangered Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) and mussel farms in the Banks Peninsula Marine M8
Conservation Strategies in the South American Annual Killifish of the Austrolebias sensu lato Linked to the Riparian Wetlands Zones8
Historical specimens and photographs reveal long‐term changes in Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) age class distribution and average size during U.S. population decline8
Fish Community Structure and Habitat Complexity in Restored and Natural Eelgrass Meadows8
Accessible ecophysiological tools for seabird conservation8
Modelling Critically Endangered marine species: Bias‐corrected citizen science data inform habitat suitability for the angelshark (Squatina squatina)8
Citizen science as a key tool in whale shark conservation8
Highly Threatened Status for the Relict Populations of Ectoparasitic Copepod Salmincola californiensis in Japan8
Ecological risk assessment in the southern Indian Ocean: Towards better seabird bycatch mitigation8
Drivers of spatial behaviour of the endangered undulate skate, Raja undulata8
Stream Sentinels: Mayfly Diversity, Land Use, and Conservation in Algeria's Djurdjura Mountains8
Water Quality Preferences of an Australian Freshwater Turtle8
Anthropause shows differential influence of tourism and a no‐take reserve on the abundance and size of two fished species8
Colonization history and human translocations explain the population genetic structure of the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) in Fennoscandia: Implications for the management of a c8
Occurrence, distribution and threats to mobulid rays in Brazil: A review and updated database8
Abundance and nutritional status of freshwater turtles to guide delivery of environmental flows in the Murray‐Darling Basin, south‐eastern Australia8
Rapid species and river‐of‐origin determination for matamata turtles (Chelus sp.) using real‐time PCR: Facilitating rapid return of trafficked specimens back to the wild7
New abundance and survival estimates for the critically endangered Taiwanese white dolphin indicate no signs of recovery7
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The future of marine citizenship is now: Cetacean conservation in the eyes of young Spanish citizens7
Integral Management Zones: A novel strategy for marine bivalve production in the Gulf of California, Mexico7
Distribution and habitat use of a rare native crayfish: Implications for conserving Data Deficient species7
Local knowledge surveys with small‐scale fishers indicate challenges to sawfish conservation in southern Papua New Guinea7
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A review of the status, threats and management priorities of a remnant population of Indus River dolphins in the Beas River, India7
Tracking public interest and perceptions about smalltooth sawfish conservation in the USA using Instagram7
Conservation of transnational species: The tensions between legal requirements and best scientific evidence7
Sound discrimination of two sympatric, threatened fish species allows for their in situ mapping7
The use of umbrella fish species to provide a more comprehensive approach for freshwater conservation management7
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Cryptic Diversity of Mediterranean Neogoniolithon (Corallinales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta)7
Incorporating free‐flowing rivers into global biodiversity targets: Prioritization and targeted interventions to maintain ecological integrity7
Limited spatiotemporal larval mixing of the Norway lobster from no‐take marine protected areas in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea7
Climate Change Impacts and Future Risk on UK Seahorse Species, Short‐Snouted Hippocampus hippocampus and Long‐Snouted Hippocampus guttulatus7
Sunscreen pollution and tourism governance: Science and innovation are necessary for biodiversity conservation and sustainable tourism6
Why new scientific information is important for native fish conservation: A case study from the humpback chub (Gila cypha) in the Grand Canyon, U.S.A.6
Optimisation of an Environmental DNA‐Based Approach for Assessing Freshwater Fish Biodiversity in Southernmost South America6
Environmental drivers of flowering in the genus Zostera and spatio‐temporal variability of Zostera muelleri flowering in Australasia6
Unfoldings of Environmental Racism: Are They Reaching Rhodolith Beds and Related Sociobiodiversities?6
Looking for reliable species distribution models for low‐density cetacean species: Compared effectiveness of SDMs for G. griseus, G. melas, Z. cavirostris in the Mediterranean Sea6
Detecting Environmental DNA From Crested and Smooth Newts—Not as Straight Forward as Filtering a Drop of Water6
Dynamics of juvenile salmon and forage fishes in nearshore kelp forests6
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Pond basin colonization by terrestrial vegetation indicates wetland deterioration6
The social behaviour of the common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) in the coastal waters of Lampedusa Island (Strait of Sicily, Italy)6
Bidirectional connectivity in fishways: A mitigation for impacts on fish migration of small hydropower facilities6
Reliable Data From Community‐Based Citizen Science for Coastal Biodiversity Research in the Taoyuan Algal Reef, Taiwan6
Twenty years of monitoring reveal overfishing of bony fish stocks in the coastal national park Banc d’Arguin, in Mauritania6
Hydromorphological rehabilitation improves channel morphology, instream biotopes, and macroinvertebrate communities, and thus enhances the conservation of an urban river6
Contextualizing the relative importance of habitat connectivity for metapopulation persistence: A case study of a critically endangered fish6
Commercial fishery bycatch risk for large juvenile and adult smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Florida waters6
Phthalate Exposure Influences Mating Behaviour and Sperm Morphology in an Aquatic Ecotoxicology Model System6
An alarming tendency towards freshwater mussel misidentification in scientific works may bias endangered and invasive species management6
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Does the Ice Age legacy end in Central Europe? The shrinking distributions of glacial relict crustaceans in Lithuania6
Biodiversity on sale: The shark meat market threatens elasmobranchs in Brazil6
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Patterns, processes and conservation management consequences of intraspecific diversity, illustrated by fishes from recently glaciated lakes6
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Assessing the benefits of the marine protected area of Punta Coles, southern Peru (south‐east Pacific) on productivity of conspicuous benthic species using pre‐image population analysis6
Experimental quantification of multiple point‐source pollution effects on juvenile freshwater mussels in a stream exposure gradient6
Elevated salinity and temperature associated with climate change threaten the survival and conservation of desert spring amphipods6
Spawning aggregation behaviour in the Creole perch,Percichthys trucha(Percichthyidae): A target species for conservation6
Social Clustering and Conservation Implications for Critically Endangered Taiwanese Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis taiwanensis)6
Diet plasticity and links to changing foraging behaviour in the conservation of subantarctic yellow‐eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes)6
The role of adaptive resistance in a widespread freshwater mussel species6
Designing, implementing and monitoring the translocation of a highly threatened freshwater fish6
Replacing artisanal fisheries with dolphin watching: Strategy for conservation and sustainable community‐based marine ecotourism5
An Unusual Protuberant Lithophyllum sp. From Southern Spain Increases Structural Complexity in Urchin Barrens5
Small‐Scale Recovery of a Native White‐Spotted Charr Population by Suppression of Non‐Native Brown Trout5
Conservation planning for threatened marine megafauna: Moving forward with a better approach5
Social, spatial and isotopic niche partitioning identify an estuarine community of bottlenose dolphins as a discrete management unit5
Multi‐disciplinary surveys reveal a small subpopulation of Hector's dolphins is frequently exposed to the risk of bycatch5
A genetic snapshot before extinction: Museomics reveals the phylogenetic position of a critically endangered freshwater gastropod5
Skin Marks in Capitoline Dolphins Shed Light on Threats to the Population at the Tiber River Estuary (Mediterranean Sea)5
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Assessing Anthropogenic Impacts on Coral Reefs Using Local and Expert Knowledge in the Semporna Priority Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia5
Fish and flows: Abiotic drivers influence the recruitment response of a freshwater fish community throughout a regulated lotic system of the Murray‐Darling Basin, Australia5
Is the protected Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) population in Gilbert Bay, Labrador, nearing a tipping point?5
Riverine distribution and abundance of Japanese eel in Shikoku, south‐western Japan: Varying importance of regional and local factors5
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Landscape features and forest maturity promote the occurrence of macroinvertebrates specialized for seepage springs in urban forests in Washington, DC5
Using ecological trajectories to track long‐term taxonomic and functional changes in benthic shallow soft‐bottom communities (Bay of Saint‐Brieuc, English Channel)5
Marine ecosystem science and the media: Exploring ways to improve news coverage through journalist–scientist working relations5
Did zebra mussel fill the type habitat of a worldwide‐rare freshwater brown macroalga?5
Leveraging a century of fisheries surveys to prioritize conservation efforts for species in Great Plains streams of Oklahoma (USA)5
Can intensive trapping to reduce the abundance of an invasive crayfish benefit an imperiled congener?5
Acoustic and Behavioural Strategies of Dolphins in Relation to Fishing Vessel Traffic in the Southern Gulf of Mexico5
An Acclimatization Period in a Cage Promotes Site Fidelity of Hatchery‐Reared Dusky Groupers to the Release Areas5
Variable breeding success and its implication in the conservation of endangered yellow‐eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) at the New Zealand subantarctic Auckland Islands5
Survey of freshwater mussels using high‐resolution acoustic imaging sonar and deep learning‐based object detection in Lake Izunuma, Japan5
The local responses of aquatic ecosystems to adjacent grassland conservation: Can streams of dreams exist in a degraded riverscape?5
Public Concern of Fishing and Conservation Under the ‘Ten‐Year Fishing Ban’ Policy: Implications to Action Planning for Riverine Cetaceans5
Aerial Video Surveys and Spatial Prioritization Reveal Conservation Opportunities for Endangered Dugongs in New Caledonia5
A conservation genetics perspective on supportive breeding: A case study of the common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)5
A 21‐year recovery trend in green turtle nesting activity: 2002–20225
Taxonomic diversity and distribution of the genus Proterorhinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot with conservation implications5
A feasibility study for the application of climate change vulnerability assessments on species in the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area5
Predatory fish exploitation and relative abundance in a data‐poor region from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, inferred from artisanal fishery interview surveys and baited remote underwater video syst5
Fish Diversity Patterns and Their Responses to Environmental Factors in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot5
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Trends in Marine Mammal Bycatch in US Fisheries From 1990 to 20175
Ocean Acidification Research on Ecologically and Economically Important Sea Cucumbers Is Limited Globally5
Understanding the drivers of seagrass loss in Kenya: Evidence for the impacts of population and fishing5
Stable isotopes reveal the importance of terrestrially derived resources for the diet of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)5
Horseshoe crab egg availability for shorebirds in Delaware Bay: Dramatic reduction after unregulated horseshoe crab harvest and limited recovery after 20 years of management4
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Bottlenose dolphins share fish farm areas while maintaining sexual segregation: Investigating group memberships through spatially and temporally explicit parameters4
Identifying the foraging grounds of the new loggerhead turtle nesters in the western Mediterranean4
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The ecological value of fully enforced, no‐entry, marine protected areas: A case study of harvested limpets4
New invasive predator reduces the abundance of native prey in a cold‐temperate marine fouling community4
Sea turtle bycatch in Argentina: A qualitative assessment in commercial vessels4
Internesting Period and Clutch Frequency of the Endangered Loggerhead Turtle Population of Cabo Verde4
An Invasive Predator Substantially Alters Energy Flux Without Changing Food Web Functional State or Stability4
Ontogenetic habitat shift of Anguilla marmorata and A. japonica in the rivers of southern Japan: Implications for habitat use evaluation and conservation4
Marine megafauna catch in Thai small‐scale fisheries4
Population structure of giant clams (subfamily: Tridacninae) across Palau: Implications for conservation4
Speaking Deads: Sea Turtle Mortality Areas and Fisheries Overlaps Identified Through Backtracking of Stranded Carcasses in the Adriatic Sea4
Tying up loose ends together: Cetaceans, maritime traffic and spatial management tools in the Strait of Gibraltar4
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An inexpensive and lightweight dynamic cone penetrometer for the characterization of shallow submerged sediments4
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Monitoring the movement, habitat use and mortality of captive‐bred reintroduced gharials in the Mahanadi River, India4
Atlantic salmon in a rapidly changing environment—Facing the challenges of reduced marine survival and climate change4
Using social media and citizen science to assess cultural ecosystem services along riverine landscapes4
Coastal to Riverine Entry Timing During the Spawning Migration of the European Shads (Alosa spp.): Drivers and Phenological Trends for the French Atlantic Coast Populations4
Using species distribution modelling to identify ‘coldspots’ for conservation of freshwater fishes under a changing climate4
Link marine restoration to marine spatial planning through ecosystem‐based management to maximize ocean regeneration4
Historical occurrence of whales in Scottish Waters inferred from whaling records4
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Use of diet and body condition assessments as intermediate indicators of translocation success in the Critically Endangered Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)4
Collaborative methods identify a remote global diversity hotspot of threatened, large‐bodied rhino rays4
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Geospatial assessment of freshwater invasive species to inform turtle conservation and management4
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Quantification of the invasiveness risk of non‐native macroalgae in the Azores to support conservation measures4
The effect of flow and mussel species traits on the occurrence of rare mussels: A case study within selected rivers of the West Gulf Coastal Plain4
Protection effectiveness and sea urchin predation risk: The role of roving predators beyond the boundaries of a marine protected area in the Western Mediterranean Sea4
Far‐reaching blues: Long‐distance migration of the invasive Atlantic blue crab4
Modelling spatial distributions of biogenic habitat‐forming taxa to inform marine spatial planning4
First reported observation of an apparent reproductive bottlenose × Risso’s dolphin hybrid4
A quantitative synthesis of approaches, biases, successes, and failures in marine forest restoration, with considerations for future work4
Critical information for fisheries monitoring may be available in social media4
Conservation Implications of Strong Population Structure Despite Admixture in an Endangered African Seagrass4
Contrasting patterns of biodiversity across wetland habitats using single‐time‐point environmental DNA surveys4
Ecoacoustics as a novel tool for assessing pond restoration success: Results of a pilot study4
Reconstructing the historical distribution and local extinction of the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis in the Atlantic Forest of South America4
Baseline genetic distinctiveness supports structured populations of thornback ray in the Mediterranean Sea4
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