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Living on the edge: Vulnerability of coral-dependent fishes in the Gulf by Buchanan, Jack R., Krupp, Friedhelm, Burt, John A., Feary, David A., Ralph, Gina M., Carpenter, Kent E.

“…In the Gulf, multiple human impacts and recurrent bleaching events have resulted in serious declines of coral assemblages, particularly in near-shore areas…”
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Mapping status and conservation of global at‐risk marine biodiversity by O'Hara, Casey C., Villaseñor‐Derbez, Juan Carlos, Ralph, Gina M., Halpern, Benjamin S.

“…To conserve marine biodiversity, we must first understand the spatial distribution and status of at‐risk biodiversity. We combined range maps and conservation…”
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Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis by Dulvy, Nicholas K., Pacoureau, Nathan, Rigby, Cassandra L., Pollom, Riley A., Jabado, Rima W., Ebert, David A., Finucci, Brittany, Pollock, Caroline M., Cheok, Jessica, Derrick, Danielle H., Herman, Katelyn B., Sherman, C. Samantha, VanderWright, Wade J., Lawson, Julia M., Walls, Rachel H.L., Carlson, John K., Charvet, Patricia, Bineesh, Kinattumkara K., Fernando, Daniel, Ralph, Gina M., Matsushiba, Jay H., Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Fordham, Sonja V., Simpfendorfer, Colin A.

“…The scale and drivers of marine biodiversity loss are being revealed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment process…”
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Commentary: Demographic response of osprey within the lower Chesapeake Bay to fluctuations in menhaden stock by Latour, Robert J., Gartland, James, Ralph, Gina M.

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Global extinction risk for seahorses, pipefishes and their near relatives (Syngnathiformes) by Pollom, Riley A., Ralph, Gina M., Pollock, Caroline M., Vincent, Amanda C.J.

“…Few marine taxa have been comprehensively assessed for their conservation status, despite heavy pressures from fishing, habitat degradation and climate change…”
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Troubled waters: Threats and extinction risk of the sharks, rays and chimaeras of the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters by Jabado, Rima W., Kyne, Peter M., Pollom, Riley A., Ebert, David A., Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Ralph, Gina M., Al Dhaheri, Shaikha S., Akhilesh, K. V., Ali, Khadeeja, Ali, Mohamud Hassan, Al Mamari, Tariq M. S., Bineesh, K. K., El Hassan, Igbal S., Fernando, Daniel, Grandcourt, Edwin M., Khan, Muhammad Moazzam, Moore, Alec B. M., Owfi, Fereidoon, Robinson, David P., Romanov, Evgeny, Soares, Ana‐Lucia, Spaet, Julia L. Y., Tesfamichael, Dawit, Valinassab, Tooraj, Dulvy, Nicholas K.

“…The extinction risk of sharks, rays and chimaeras is higher than that for most other vertebrates due to low intrinsic population growth rates of many species…”
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Identifying key biodiversity areas as marine conservation priorities in the greater Caribbean by Harvey, Michael S., Ralph, Gina M., Polidoro, Beth A., Maxwell, Sara M., Carpenter, Kent E.

“…Increasing rates of Anthropocene biodiversity extinctions suggest a possible sixth mass extinction event. Conservation planners are seeking effective ways to…”
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A multi-taxonomic framework for assessing relative petrochemical vulnerability of marine biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico by Polidoro, Beth, Matson, Cole W., Ottinger, Mary Ann, Renegar, D. Abigail, Romero, Isabel C., Schlenk, Daniel, Wise, John Pierce, Beltrán González, Jesús, Bruns, Peter, Carpenter, Kent, Cobián Rojas, Dorka, Collier, Tracy K., Duda, Thomas F., González-Díaz, Patricia, Di Giulio, Richard, Grubbs, R. Dean, Haney, J. Christopher, Incardona, John P., Horta-Puga, Guillermo, Linardich, Christi, Moore, Jon A., Pech, Daniel, Perera Valderrama, Susana, Ralph, Gina M., Strongin, Kyle, Ringwood, Amy H., Würsig, Bernd

“…A fundamental understanding of the impact of petrochemicals and other stressors on marine biodiversity is critical for effective management, restoration,…”
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Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis by Dulvy, Nicholas K., Pacoureau, Nathan, Rigby, Cassandra L., Pollom, Riley A., Jabado, Rima W., Ebert, David A., Finucci, Brittany, Pollock, Caroline M., Cheok, Jessica, Derrick, Danielle H., Herman, Katelyn B., Sherman, C. Samantha, VanderWright, Wade J., Lawson, Julia M., Walls, Rachel H.L., Carlson, John K., Charvet, Patricia, Bineesh, Kinattumkara K., Fernando, Daniel, Ralph, Gina M., Matsushiba, Jay H., Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Fordham, Sonja V., Simpfendorfer, Colin A.

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Extinction risk and conservation of marine bony shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico by Linardich, Christi, Ralph, Gina M., Robertson, David Ross, Harwell, Heather, Polidoro, Beth A., Lindeman, Kenyon C., Carpenter, Kent E.

“…Understanding the conservation status of species is important for prioritizing the allocation of resources to redress or reduce biodiversity loss. Regional…”
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The status of marine biodiversity in the Eastern Central Atlantic (West and Central Africa) by Polidoro, Beth A., Ralph, Gina M., Strongin, Kyle, Harvey, Michael, Carpenter, Kent E., Arnold, Rachel, Buchanan, Jack R., Camara, Khairdine Mohamed Abdallahi, Collette, Bruce B., Comeros‐Raynal, Mia T., De Bruyne, Godefroy, Gon, Ofer, Harold, Antony S., Harwell, Heather, Hulley, Percival A., Iwamoto, Tomio, Knudsen, Steen W., Lewembe, Jean de Dieu, Linardich, Christi, Lindeman, Kenyon C., Monteiro, Vanda, Munroe, Thomas, Nunoo, Francis K.E., Pollock, Caroline M., Poss, Stuart, Russell, Barry, Sayer, Catherine, Sidibe, Aboubacar, Smith‐Vaniz, William, Stump, Emilie, Sylla, Mor, Tito De Morais, Luis, Vié, Jean‐Christophe, Williams, Akanbi

“…The status of marine biodiversity in the Eastern Central Atlantic (ECA), especially of coastal and pelagic fishes, is of concern owing to a number of threats…”
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Broad-scale association between seagrass cover and juvenile blue crab density in Chesapeake Bay by Ralph, Gina M., Seitz, Rochelle D., Orth, Robert J., Knick, Kathleen E., Lipcius, Romuald N.

“…Although numerous small-scale laboratory, mesocosm, and field experiments have demonstrated that abundance, survival, and growth of juvenile fish and…”
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Critical Habitats and Stock Assessment: Age-Specific Bias in the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Survey by Ralph, Gina M, Lipcius, Romuald N

“…Population surveys used in stock assessments often ignore habitats that are difficult to sample under the assumption that these habitats harbor an…”
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Global conservation status of marine pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) by Stump, Emilie, Ralph, Gina M., Comeros-Raynal, Mia T., Matsuura, Keiichi, Carpenter, Kent E.

“…Puffers are biologically and ecologically fascinating fishes best known for their unique morphology and arsenal of defenses including inflation and…”
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Properties of age compositions and mortality estimates derived from cohort slicing of length data by Ailloud, Lisa E, Smith, Matthew W, Then, Amy Y, Omori, Kristen L, Ralph, Gina M, Hoenig, John M

“…Cohort slicing can be used to obtain catch-at-age data from length frequency distributions when directly measured age data are unavailable. The procedure…”
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Valuable but vulnerable: Over-fishing and under-management continue to threaten groupers so what now? by Sadovy de Mitcheson, Yvonne J., Linardich, Christi, Barreiros, João Pedro, Ralph, Gina M., Aguilar-Perera, Alfonso, Afonso, Pedro, Erisman, Brad E., Pollard, David A., Fennessy, Sean T., Bertoncini, Athila A., Nair, Rekha J., Rhodes, Kevin L., Francour, Patrice, Brulé, Thierry, Samoilys, Melita A., Ferreira, Beatrice P., Craig, Matthew T.

“…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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A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity by Hochkirch, Axel, Bilz, Melanie, Ferreira, Catarina C, Danielczak, Anja, Allen, David, Nieto, Ana, Rondinini, Carlo, Harding, Kate, Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Pollock, Caroline M, Seddon, Mary, Vié, Jean-Christophe, Alexander, Keith N.A, Beech, Emily, Biscoito, Manuel, Braud, Yoan, Burfield, Ian J, Buzzetti, Filippo Maria, Cálix, Marta, Carpenter, Kent E, Chao, Ning Labbish, Chobanov, Dragan, Christenhusz, Maarten J. M, Collette, Bruce B, Comeros-Raynal, Mia T, Cox, Neil, Craig, Matthew, Cuttelod, Annabelle, Darwall, William R. T, Dodelin, Benoit, Dulvy, Nicholas K, Englefield, Eve, Fay, Michael F, Fettes, Nicholas, Freyhof, Jörg, García, Silvia, Criado, Mariana García, Harvey, Michael, Hodgetts, Nick, Ieronymidou, Christina, Kalkman, Vincent J, Kell, Shelagh P, Kemp, James, Khela, Sonia, Lansdown, Richard V, Lawson, Julia M, Leaman, Danna J, Brehm, Joana Magos, Maxted, Nigel, Miller, Rebecca M, Neubert, Eike, Odé, Baudewijn, Pollard, David, Pollom, Riley, Pople, Rob, Presa Asensio, Juan José, Ralph, Gina M, Rankou, Hassan, Rivers, Malin, Roberts, Stuart P. M, Russell, Barry, Sennikov, Alexander, Soldati, Fabien, Staneva, Anna, Stump, Emilie, Symes, Andy, Telnov, Dmitry, Temple, Helen, Terry, Andrew, Timoshyna, Anastasiya, Swaay, Chris van, Väre, Henry, Walls, Rachel H. L, Willemse, Luc, Wilson, Brett, Window, Jemma, Wright, Emma G. E, Zuna-Kratky, Thomas

“…Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge and minimizing extinction rates is the goal of several multilateral environmental agreements. Policy decisions…”
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Regional extinction risks for marine bony fishes occurring in the Persian/Arabian Gulf by Buchanan, Jack R., Ralph, Gina M., Krupp, Friedhelm, Harwell, Heather, Abdallah, Mohamed, Abdulqader, Ebrahim, Al-Husaini, Mohsen, Bishop, James M., Burt, John A., Choat, John H., Collette, Bruce B., Feary, David A., Hartmann, Stanley A., Iwatsuki, Yukio, Kaymaram, Farhad, Larson, Helen K., Matsuura, Keiichi, Motomura, Hiroyuki, Munroe, Thomas, Russell, Barry, Smith-Vaniz, William, Williams, Jeffrey, Carpenter, Kent E.

“…The Persian/Arabian Gulf (hereafter, ‘the Gulf’) is an environmentally extreme sea that is being increasingly affected by climate change and anthropogenic…”
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Coherent assessments of Europe’s marine fishes show regional divergence and megafauna loss by Fernandes, Paul G., Ralph, Gina M., Nieto, Ana, García Criado, Mariana, Vasilakopoulos, Paraskevas, Maravelias, Christos D., Cook, Robin M., Pollom, Riley A., Kovačić, Marcelo, Pollard, David, Farrell, Edward D., Florin, Ann-Britt, Polidoro, Beth A., Lawson, Julia M., Lorance, Pascal, Uiblein, Franz, Craig, Matthew, Allen, David J., Fowler, Sarah L., Walls, Rachel H. L., Comeros-Raynal, Mia T., Harvey, Michael S., Dureuil, Manuel, Biscoito, Manuel, Pollock, Caroline, McCully Phillips, Sophy R., Ellis, Jim R., Papaconstantinou, Constantinos, Soldo, Alen, Keskin, Çetin, Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm, Gil de Sola, Luís, Serena, Fabrizio, Collette, Bruce B., Nedreaas, Kjell, Stump, Emilie, Russell, Barry C., Garcia, Silvia, Afonso, Pedro, Jung, Armelle B. J., Alvarez, Helena, Delgado, João, Dulvy, Nicholas K., Carpenter, Kent E.

“…Europe has a long tradition of exploiting marine fishes and is promoting marine economic activity through its Blue Growth strategy. This increase in…”
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Quantification of Nursery Habitats for Blue Crabs in Chesapeake Bay by Ralph, Gina M

“…The blue crab is an iconic species in Chesapeake Bay, supporting important commercial and recreational fisheries and functioning as a critical link in the food…”
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