Tropical fisheries: does limiting international trade protect local people and marine life?
Repost of this article in The Conservation
Tropical island states enjoy global demand for their seafood, but many have growing …
Fishing and habitat control grazing potential across 72 coral reefs
This is my Plain Language Summary posted on Functional Ecology
Coral reefs support high numbers of fishes which feed on plant material …
What happens to fisheries when coral reefs bleach?
This is my Behind the Paper blog posted on Nature Ecology & Evolution
How long-term datasets and an international collaboration …
Fishing degrades reef fish size structure
From spears to gillnets and artisanal fishers to commercial boats, coral reef ecosystems are exploited across a range of fishing …
Fitting size spectra to empirical data
The size spectrum describes the distribution of body sizes within a community, and is widely used among fisheries biologists to track …
Predator-prey mass ratios
Predator-prey mass ratios (PPMRs) reflect the strength of interactions between predators and prey, and can be used to examine community …
Size structure of coral reef fish communities
Despite a strong focus on understanding patterns in the diversity, behaviour and functional roles of fish on coral reefs, we know far …
