Half a century of rising extinction risk of coral reef sharks and rays
Sharks and rays are vital coral reef species. This study shows that nearly two thirds (59%) of the 134 coral-reef associated species are threatened with extinction. The main cause of their decline is found to be overfishing, both targeted and unintentional, and extinction risk is greater for larger...
Main Authors: | C. Samantha Sherman, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Nathan Pacoureau, Jay H. Matsushiba, Helen F. Yan, Rachel H. L. Walls, Cassandra L. Rigby, Wade J. VanderWright, Rima W. Jabado, Riley A. Pollom, John K. Carlson, Patricia Charvet, Ahmad Bin Ali, Fahmi, Jessica Cheok, Danielle H. Derrick, Katelyn B. Herman, Brittany Finucci, Tyler D. Eddy, Maria Lourdes D. Palomares, Christopher G. Avalos-Castillo, Bineesh Kinattumkara, María-del-Pilar Blanco-Parra, Dharmadi, Mario Espinoza, Daniel Fernando, Alifa B. Haque, Paola A. Mejía-Falla, Andrés F. Navia, Juan Carlos Pérez-Jiménez, Jean Utzurrum, Ranny R. Yuneni, Nicholas K. Dulvy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35091-x |
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