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    Dangerous prey and daring predators: a review by Mukherjee, Shomen, Heithaus, Michael R.

    “…ABSTRACT How foragers balance risks during foraging is a central focus of optimal foraging studies. While diverse theoretical and empirical work has revealed…”
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    Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean by Ferretti, Francesco, Worm, Boris, Britten, Gregory L., Heithaus, Michael R., Lotze, Heike K.

    Published in Ecology letters (01-08-2010)
    “…Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1055–1071 Whereas many land predators disappeared before their ecological roles were studied, the decline of marine apex predators…”
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    Buried in the sand: Uncovering the ecological roles and importance of rays by Flowers, Kathryn I., Heithaus, Michael R., Papastamatiou, Yannis P.

    Published in Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) (01-01-2021)
    “…Rays (superorder Batoidea) are the most diverse group of elasmobranchs, and many are threatened with extinction. However, there remain areas where research on…”
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    Individual variation in ontogenetic niche shifts in habitat use and movement patterns of a large estuarine predator (Carcharhinus leucas) by Matich, Philip, Heithaus, Michael R.

    Published in Oecologia (01-06-2015)
    “…Ontogenetic niche shifts are common among animals, yet most studies only investigate niche shifts at the population level, which may overlook considerable…”
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    Multi-tissue stable isotope analysis and acoustic telemetry reveal seasonal variability in the trophic interactions of juvenile bull sharks in a coastal estuary by Matich, Philip, Heithaus, Michael R.

    Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-01-2014)
    “…1. Understanding how natural and anthropogenic drivers affect extant food webs is critical to predicting the impacts of climate change and habitat alterations…”
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    Contrasting patterns of individual specialization and trophic coupling in two marine apex predators by Matich, Philip, Heithaus, Michael R., Layman, Craig A.

    Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-01-2011)
    “…1. Apex predators are often assumed to be dietary generalists and, by feeding on prey from multiple basal nutrient sources, serve to couple discrete food webs…”
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    The context dependence of non‐consumptive predator effects by Wirsing, Aaron J., Heithaus, Michael R., Brown, Joel S., Kotler, Burt P., Schmitz, Oswald J., Chase, Jonathan

    Published in Ecology letters (01-01-2021)
    “…Non‐consumptive predator effects (NCEs) are now widely recognised for their capacity to shape ecosystem structure and function. Yet, forecasting the…”
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    Extreme temperatures, foundation species, and abrupt ecosystem change: an example from an iconic seagrass ecosystem by Thomson, Jordan A, Burkholder, Derek A, Heithaus, Michael R, Fourqurean, James W, Fraser, Matthew W, Statton, John, Kendrick, Gary A

    Published in Global change biology (01-04-2015)
    “…Extreme climatic events can trigger abrupt and often lasting change in ecosystems via the reduction or elimination of foundation (i.e., habitat‐forming)…”
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    Too hot to handle: Unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area by Strydom, Simone, Murray, Kathy, Wilson, Shaun, Huntley, Bart, Rule, Michael, Heithaus, Michael, Bessey, Cindy, Kendrick, Gary A., Burkholder, Derek, Fraser, Matthew W., Zdunic, Katherine

    Published in Global change biology (01-06-2020)
    “…The increased occurrence of extreme climate events, such as marine heatwaves (MHWs), has resulted in substantial ecological impacts worldwide. To date, metrics…”
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    Predicting ecological consequences of marine top predator declines by Heithaus, Michael R., Frid, Alejandro, Wirsing, Aaron J., Worm, Boris

    Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-04-2008)
    “…Recent studies document unprecedented declines in marine top predators that can initiate trophic cascades. Predicting the wider ecological consequences of…”
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    Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to investigate shark and ray densities in a shallow coral lagoon by Kiszka, Jeremy J., Mourier, Johann, Gastrich, Kirk, Heithaus, Michael R.

    “…Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being increasingly used in studies of marine fauna. Here, we tested the use of a UAV (DJI Phantom II®) to assess fine-scale…”
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    Effect of body length, trophic position and habitat use on mercury concentrations of sharks from contrasted ecosystems in the southwestern Indian Ocean by Le Bourg, Baptiste, Kiszka, Jeremy J., Bustamante, Paco, Heithaus, Michael R., Jaquemet, Sébastien, Humber, Frances

    Published in Environmental research (01-02-2019)
    “…The non-essential metal mercury (Hg) can have deleterious effects on health of organisms, and tends to bioaccumulate with age in long-lived organisms and to…”
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    Predators help protect carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystems by Atwood, Trisha B., Connolly, Rod M., Ritchie, Euan G., Lovelock, Catherine E., Heithaus, Michael R., Hays, Graeme C., Fourqurean, James W., Macreadie, Peter I.

    Published in Nature climate change (01-12-2015)
    “…This Perspective considers the influence of marine predators on carbon cycling in salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and mangroves, and the potential role that…”
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    Microhabitat selection by marine mesoconsumers in a thermally heterogeneous habitat: behavioral thermoregulation or avoiding predation risk? by Vaudo, Jeremy J, Heithaus, Michael R

    Published in PloS one (12-04-2013)
    “…Habitat selection decisions by consumers has the potential to shape ecosystems. Understanding the factors that influence habitat selection is therefore…”
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    Does variation in movement tactics and trophic interactions among American alligators create habitat linkages? by Rosenblatt, Adam E., Heithaus, Michael R.

    Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-07-2011)
    “…1. Highly mobile top predators are hypothesized to spatially and/or temporally link disparate habitats through the combination of their movement and feeding…”
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    Patterns of top‐down control in a seagrass ecosystem: could a roving apex predator induce a behaviour‐mediated trophic cascade? by Burkholder, Derek A, Heithaus, Michael R, Fourqurean, James W, Wirsing, Aaron, Dill, Lawrence M, Hambäck, Peter

    Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-11-2013)
    “…The loss of large‐bodied herbivores and/or top predators has been associated with large‐scale changes in ecosystems around the world, but there remain…”
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    Dynamic energy landscapes of predators and the implications for modifying prey risk by Papastamatiou, Yannis P., Binder, Benjamin M., Boswell, Kevin M., Malone, Margaret A., Heithaus, Michael R., Huveneers, Charlie, Mourier, Johann, Harborne, Alastair R.

    Published in Functional ecology (01-02-2024)
    “…Landscapes of fear describe a spatial representation of an animal's perceived risk of predation and the associated foraging costs, while energy landscapes…”
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    Loss of predation risk from apex predators can exacerbate marine tropicalization caused by extreme climatic events by Nowicki, Robert J., Thomson, Jordan A., Fourqurean, James W., Wirsing, Aaron J., Heithaus, Michael R.

    Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-09-2021)
    “…Extreme climatic events (ECEs) and predator removal represent some of the most widespread stressors to ecosystems. Though species interactions can alter…”
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    Does tiger shark predation risk influence foraging habitat use by bottlenose dolphins at multiple spatial scales? by Heithaus, Michael R., Dill, Lawrence M.

    Published in Oikos (01-08-2006)
    “…Prey availability and predation risk are important determinants of habitat use, but their importance may vary across spatial scales. In many marine systems,…”
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