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Long-Term Change of Demersal Fish Assemblages on the Inshore Agulhas Bank Between 1904 and 2015 by Currie, Jock C., Atkinson, Lara J., Sink, Kerry J., Attwood, Colin G.

“…Without baseline data from near pristine assemblages, measures of ecosystem change may be significantly underestimated. A unique historical dataset provided an…”
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Transdisciplinarity in transformative ocean governance research—reflections of early career researchers by Strand, Mia, Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly, Niner, Holly J, Wahome, Michel, Bell, James, Currie, Jock C, Hamukuaya, Hashali, La Bianca, Giulia, Lancaster, Alana M S N, Maseka, Ntemesha, McDonald, Lisa, McQuaid, Kirsty, Samuel, Marly M, Winkler, Alexander

“…Abstract This paper interrogates the concept of transdisciplinarity, both theoretically and practically, from a perspective of early career researchers (ECRs)…”
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Long-term changes in adult size of green turtles at Aldabra Atoll and implications for clutch size, sexual dimorphism and growth rates by Mortimer, Jeanne A., Appoo, Jennifer, Bautil, Bruno, Betts, Michael, Burt, April J., Chapman, Roselle, Currie, Jock C., Doak, Naomi, Esteban, Nicole, Liljevik, Anna, Mahoune, Jourdan Terence, Onezia, Catherina, Pistorius, Pierre, Richards, Heather, Samedi, Uzice, Sanchez, Cheryl L., Seabrook, Wendy, Underwood, Alex, van de Crommenacker, Janske, von Brandis, Rainer, Hays, Graeme C.

“…Around the world, declines in the mean size of nesting sea turtles have been reported with concerns of a concomitant decrease in the reproductive output of…”
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Small-scale movements and site fidelity of two sympatric sea turtle species at a remote atoll by Sanchez, Cheryl L., Bunbury, Nancy, Mortimer, Jeanne A., A’Bear, Luke, Appoo, Jennifer, Betts, Michael, von Brandis, Rainer, Cook, Lorraine, van de Crommenacker, Janske, Currie, Jock C., Doak, Naomi, Fleischer-Dogley, Frauke, Mahoune, Terrence, Mederic, Emma, Mels, Bruno, Pistorius, Pierre, Richards, Heather, Samedi, Uzice, Casale, Paolo

“…Understanding natural movement patterns and ecological roles of marine megafauna is a research priority best studied in areas with minimal human impact. The…”
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Growth rate and projected age at sexual maturity for immature hawksbill turtles and green turtles foraging in the remote marine protected area of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles by Sanchez, Cheryl L., Bunbury, Nancy, Mortimer, Jeanne A., A’Bear, Luke, Betts, Michael, von Brandis, Rainer, Burt, April J., Cooke, Lorraine, van de Crommenacker, Janske, Currie, Jock C., Doak, Naomi, Fleischer-Dogley, Frauke, Mederic, Emma, Mels, Bruno, Pistorius, Pierre, Richards, Heather, Casale, Paolo

“…Changes in marine ecosystems from human stressors, and concerns over how species will respond to these changes have emphasized the importance of understanding…”
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Bioregions in Marine Environments: Combining Biological and Environmental Data for Management and Scientific Understanding by WOOLLEY, SKIPTON N. C., FOSTER, SCOTT D., BAX, NICHOLAS J., CURRIE, JOCK C., DUNN, DANIEL C., HANSEN, CECILIE, HILL, NICOLE, O’HARA, TIMOTHY D., OVASKAINEN, OTSO, SAYRE, ROGER, VANHATALO, JARNO P., DUNSTAN, PIERS K.

“…Bioregions are important tools for understanding and managing natural resources. Bioregions should describe locations of relatively homogenous assemblages of…”
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Predicting coral bleaching hotspots: the role of regional variability in thermal stress and potential adaptation rates by Teneva, Lida, Karnauskas, Mandy, Logan, Cheryl A., Bianucci, Laura, Currie, Jock C., Kleypas, Joan A.

“…Sea surface temperature fields (1870–2100) forced by CO 2 -induced climate change under the IPCC SRES A1B CO 2 scenario, from three World Climate Research…”
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Taking state of biodiversity reporting into the information age – A South African perspective by Poole, Carol Jean, Skowno, Andrew Luke, Currie, Jock C., Sink, Kerry Jennifer, Daly, Brenda, von Staden, Lize

“…South Africa’s National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) is the primary tool for monitoring and reporting on the state of biodiversity, with a focus on spatial…”
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Persistence of distinctive morphotypes in the native range of the CITES‐listed Aldabra giant tortoise by Turnbull, Lindsay A., Ozgul, Arpat, Accouche, Wilna, Baxter, Rich, ChongSeng, Lindsay, Currie, Jock C., Doak, Naomi, Hansen, Dennis M., Pistorius, Pierre, Richards, Heather, Crommenacker, Janske, Brandis, Rainer, Fleischer‐Dogley, Frauke, Bunbury, Nancy

“…Understanding the extent of morphological variation in the wild population of Aldabra giant tortoises is important for conservation, as morphological variation…”
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A novel approach to assess distribution trends from fisheries survey data by Currie, Jock C., Thorson, James T., Sink, Kerry J., Atkinson, Lara J., Fairweather, Tracey P., Winker, Henning

“…Climate change and fishery impacts modify the spatial distribution of marine species. Understanding and predicting changes in distribution is important for…”
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ICES meets marine historical ecology: placing the history of fish and fisheries in current policy context by Engelhard, Georg H., Thurstan, Ruth H., MacKenzie, Brian R., Alleway, Heidi K., Bannister, R. Colin A., Cardinale, Massimiliano, Clarke, Maurice W., Currie, Jock C., Fortibuoni, Tomaso, Holm, Poul, Holt, Sidney J., Mazzoldi, Carlotta, Pinnegar, John K., Raicevich, Saša, Volckaert, Filip A. M., Klein, Emily S., Lescrauwaet, Ann-Katrien

“…Abstract As a discipline, marine historical ecology (MHE) has contributed significantly to our understanding of the past state of the marine environment when…”
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Broad-scale benthic habitat classification of the South Atlantic by McQuaid, Kirsty A., Bridges, Amelia E.H., Howell, Kerry L., Gandra, Tiago B.R., de Souza, Vitor, Currie, Jock C., Hogg, Oliver T., Pearman, Tabitha R.R., Bell, James B., Atkinson, Lara J., Baum, Diane, Bonetti, Jarbas, Carranza, Alvar, Defeo, Omar, Furey, Thomas, Gasalla, Maria A., Golding, Neil, Hampton, Shannon L., Horta, Sebastián, Jones, Daniel O.B., Lombard, Amanda T., Manca, Eleonora, Marin, Yamandú, Martin, Stephanie, Mortensen, Pål, Passadore, Cecilia, Piechaud, Nils, Sink, Kerry J., Yool, Andrew

“…•First regional habitat classifications of the South Atlantic Ocean.•Comparing two broad-scale clusterings of benthic environmental variables.•Areas of…”
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Indian Ocean Dipole and El Niño/Southern Oscillation impacts on regional chlorophyll anomalies in the Indian Ocean by Currie, J. C., Lengaigne, M., Vialard, J., Kaplan, D. M., Aumont, O., Naqvi, S. W. A., Maury, O.

“…The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) are independent climate modes, which frequently co-occur, driving significant…”
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Green turtle population recovery at Aldabra Atoll continues after 50 yr of protection by Pritchard, AM, Sanchez, CL, Bunbury, N, Burt, AJ, Currie, JC, Doak, N, Fleischer-Dogley, F, Metcalfe, K, Mortimer, JA, Richards, H, van de Crommenacker, J, Godley, BJ

“…Green turtles Chelonia mydas have been subject to high levels of anthropogenic exploitation, with harvesting at their nesting sites especially pronounced…”
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Reconstructing the past: design and function of Granton otter trawl gear at the turn of the twentieth century, as used in South Africa’s first trawl surveys (1897–1904) by Currie, Jock C., Sink, Kerry J., Attwood, Colin G., Atkinson, Lara J., Engelhard, Georg H.

“…Long-term change in marine environments is frequently investigated by comparison of historical and contemporary trawl catches. Such investigations are…”
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