Search Results - "Bertoncini, Athila A"
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Fishing groupers towards extinction: a global assessment of threats and extinction risks in a billion dollar fishery
Published in Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) (01-06-2013)“…Groupers are a valuable fishery resource of reef ecosystems and are among those species most vulnerable to fishing pressure because of life history…”
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Evidence of the Atlantic nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) population shrink at Rocas Atoll, Southwestern Atlantic
Published in Aquatic conservation (01-08-2023)“…The Atlantic nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, was recently listed as Vulnerable by IUCN Red List, however, as highlighted, little is known about its…”
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Rocky reef incursions: challenges faced by reef fishes in a Brazilian Hope Spot region
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-08-2023)“…Biodiversity conservation has been a critical challenge faced by environmental managers worldwide. From 2020 to 2022, a total of 576 underwater visual censuses…”
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Physicochemical variables influencing the abundance of Atlantic goliath grouper juveniles (Epinephelus itajara) in a tropical Brazilian mangrove habitat
Published in Marine environmental research (01-05-2024)“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the abundance and occurrence of juvenile Atlantic goliath grouper and physicochemical…”
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Shining in the dark: First record of biofluorescence in the seahorse Hippocampus reidi
Published in PloS one (08-08-2019)“…Marine environments are visual domains restricted regarding light characteristics. Overall, blue monochromatic spectrum prevails in offshore areas especially…”
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Tilapia venturing into high-salinity environments: A cause for concern?
Published in Aquatic ecology (01-03-2024)“…Invasive species are continuously introduced in several ecosystems from human activities. Aquaculture activities are noteworthy among the many different…”
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Rocky reef fish biodiversity and conservation in a Brazilian Hope Spot region
Published in Neotropical Ichthyology (01-01-2022)“…Abstract Coastal islands of Grande Rio, located south Rio de Janeiro and Maricá cities have been under multiple anthropogenic impacts. Despite these problems,…”
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Rocky reef fish assemblage structure in coastal islands of southern Brazil
Published in Latin american journal of aquatic research (01-03-2018)“…Within the Brazilian province, rocky reefs and submerged outcrops are among the most important habitats for reef fishes, providing suitable habitats for the…”
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Habitat use and abundance of goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara in Brazil: a participative survey
Published in Neotropical Ichthyology (01-12-2014)“…Developing survey strategies for threatened species is often limited by access to sufficient individuals to acquire information needed to design appropriate…”
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No-take zone in check: An ecological assessment of the management role in reef fish conservation in a Brazilian Hope Spot region
Published in Ocean & coastal management (01-12-2024)“…Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been considered one of the most effective conservation management strategies worldwide. Despite its relevance, anthropogenic…”
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Valuable but vulnerable: Over-fishing and under-management continue to threaten groupers so what now?
Published in Marine policy (01-06-2020)“…Among threats to marine species, overfishing has often been highlighted as a major contributor to population declines and yet fishing effort has increased…”
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Controversial opening of a limited fishery for Atlantic Goliath Grouper in the United States: Implications for population recovery
Published in Marine policy (01-09-2023)“…Laws protecting the Atlantic Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara from fishing in federal and state waters of the United States (US) occurred in 1990 after the…”
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Participatory monitoring of marine biological invaders: a novel program to include citizen scientists
Published in Journal of coastal conservation (01-02-2021)“…Voluntary participation of citizens scientists has become a valuable tool for scientific research, but rarely applied for detection of non-native species in…”
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Cleaning interactions of fishes at São Tomé Island, West Africa
Published in Cahiers de biologie marine (01-01-2017)“…This study reports six new types of cleaning interactions among tropical reef fish species at São Tomé Island, and confirms previously reported interactions…”
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Scientific diving in Brazil: history, present and perspectives
Published in Ocean and Coastal Research (Online) (2023)“…Abstract Scientific diving (SD) is defined as any diving activity that applies scientific procedures to produce subsidies for studies and technical works in…”
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Rocky reef fish assemblage structure in coastal islands of Southern Brazil
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (01-11-2015)“…Abstract only…”
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Correction: Tilapia venturing into high-salinity environments: A cause for concern?
Published in Aquatic ecology (14-11-2024)Get full text
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