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White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) scavenging on whales and its potential role in further shaping the ecology of an apex predator by Fallows, Chris, Gallagher, Austin J, Hammerschlag, Neil

“…Scavenging, a result of a temporary pulse of resources, occurs in virtually all ecosystems containing carnivores, and is an important energy transfer pathway…”
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Effects of lunar phase on predator-prey interactions between white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) by Fallows, Chris, Fallows, Monique, Hammerschlag, Neil

“…Predator-prey relationships can be influenced by environmental conditions, including changes in moon phase and associated lunar illumination. Two primary…”
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Uncertainty remains for white sharks in South Africa, as population stability and redistribution cannot be concluded by Bowlby et al. (2023): “Decline or shifting distribution? a first regional trend assessment for white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in South Africa” by Gennari, Enrico, Hammerschlag, Neil, Andreotti, Sara, Fallows, Chris, Fallows, Monique, Braccini, Matias

“…•Sightings of white sharks have declined at historical aggregation sites in South Africa since 2013.•Despite local declines, Bowlby et al. (2023) concluded the…”
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Acoustic tracking of a threatened juvenile shark species, the smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena), reveals vulnerability to exploitation at the boundary of a marine reserve by Albano, Patricia S., Fallows, Chris, Fallows, Monique, Williams, Lacey H., Murray, Taryn, Sedgwick, Oliver, Hammerschlag, Neil

“…The coastal waters of South Africa are habitat to a diverse composition of sharks that are vulnerable to exploitation, many of which are endemic and/or…”
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Effects of environmental conditions on predator-prey interactions between white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) at Seal Island, South Africa by HAMMERSCHLAG, Neil, MARTIN, R. Aidan, FALLOWS, Chris

“…Effects of environmental factors on frequency and success rate of 2,546 natural predatory attacks by white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, on Cape fur seals,…”
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Disappearance of white sharks leads to the novel emergence of an allopatric apex predator, the sevengill shark by Hammerschlag, Neil, Williams, Lacey, Fallows, Monique, Fallows, Chris

“…Despite global declines of apex predatory sharks, evidence for ecosystem consequences remains limited and debated. This is likely a result of both the…”
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Physiological stress responses to natural variation in predation risk: evidence from white sharks and seals by Hammerschlag, Neil, Meÿer, Michael, Seakamela, Simon Mduduzi, Kirkman, Steve, Fallows, Chris, Creel, Scott

“…Predators can impact ecosystems through consumptive or risk effects on prey. Physiologically, risk effects can be mediated by energetic mechanisms or stress…”
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Successful parks for sharks: No-take marine reserve provides conservation benefits to endemic and threatened sharks off South Africa by Albano, Patricia S., Fallows, Chris, Fallows, Monique, Schuitema, Olivia, Bernard, Anthony T.F., Sedgwick, Oliver, Hammerschlag, Neil

“…Sharks are among the most threatened vertebrates on the planet. Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been widely established and promoted as a shark conservation…”
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Loss of an apex predator in the wild induces physiological and behavioural changes in prey by Hammerschlag, Neil, Fallows, Chris, Meÿer, Michael, Seakamela, Simon Mduduzi, Orndorff, Samantha, Kirkman, Steve, Kotze, Deon, Creel, Scott

“…Predators can impact prey via predation or risk effects, which can initiate trophic cascades. Given widespread population declines of apex predators,…”
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Sharks as exfoliators: widespread chafing between marine organisms suggests an unexplored ecological role by Williams, Lacey H., Anstett, Alexandra, Bach Muñoz, Victor, Chisholm, John, Fallows, Chris, Green, Jonathan R., Higuera Rivas, Jesús Erick, Skomal, Gregory, Winton, Megan, Hammerschlag, Neil

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Corrigendum to “A systematic conservation plan identifying critical areas for improved chondrichthyan protection in South Africa” [Biol. Conserv. 284 (2023) 110163] by Faure-Beaulieu, Nina, Lombard, Amanda T., Olbers, Jennifer, Goodall, Victoria, da Silva, Charlene, Daly, Ryan, Jordaan, Gareth, Kerwath, Sven E., Kock, Alison, Mann, Bruce Q., Murray, Taryn S., Albano, Patricia, Cliff, Geremy, dos Santos, Natalie A., Gennari, Enrico, Hammerschlag, Neil, Bester-van der Merwe, Aletta E., Watson, Ralph G.A., Andreotti, Sara, Bernard, Anthony T.F., Cowley, Paul D., De Vos, Lauren, Drobniewska, Natalia, Elston, Chantel, Fallows, Chris, Rogers, Toby D., Smith, Grant, van Staden, Michaela, de Villiers, Pierre, Paulet, Timothy Guy, Harris, Jean

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White Sharks by Fallows, Chris, Gallagher, Austin J, Hammerschlag, Neil

“…Scavenging, a result of a temporary pulse of resources, occurs in virtually all ecosystems containing carnivores, and is an important energy transfer pathway…”
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A systematic conservation plan identifying critical areas for improved chondrichthyan protection in South Africa by Faure-Beaulieu, Nina, Lombard, Amanda T., Olbers, Jennifer, Goodall, Victoria, da Silva, Charlene, Daly, Ryan, Jordaan, Gareth, Kerwath, Sven E., Kock, Alison, Mann, Bruce Q., Murray, Taryn S., Albano, Patricia, Cliff, Geremy, dos Santos, Natalie A., Gennari, Enrico, Hammerschlag, Neil, Bester-van der Merwe, Aletta E., Watson, Ralph, Andreotti, Sara, Bernard, Anthony T.F., Cowley, Paul D., De Vos, Lauren, Drobniewska, Natalia, Elston, Chantel, Fallows, Chris, Rogers, Toby D., Smith, Grant, van Staden, Michaela, de Villiers, Pierre, Paulet, Timothy Guy, Harris, Jean

“…The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that over a third of all chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays and chimaeras) are threatened…”
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