Search Results - "Wantiez, Laurent"
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Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs
Published in Nature (London) (21-07-2016)“…Data from over 2,500 reefs worldwide is used to identify 15 bright spots—sites where reef biomass is significantly higher than expected—and surveys of local…”
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Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17-04-2020)“…The worldwide decline of coral reefs necessitates targeting management solutions that can sustain reefs and the livelihoods of the people who depend on them…”
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Marine reserves lag behind wilderness in the conservation of key functional roles
Published in Nature communications (29-06-2016)“…Although marine reserves represent one of the most effective management responses to human impacts, their capacity to sustain the same diversity of species,…”
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Nondestructive Monitoring of Soft Bottom Fish and Habitats Using a Standardized, Remote and Unbaited 360° Video Sampling Method
Published in Environmental biology of fishes (01-12-2021)“…Lagoon soft-bottoms are key habitats within coral reef seascapes. Coral reef fish use these habitats as nurseries, feeding grounds and transit areas. At…”
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Diving behavior of the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in New Caledonia: More frequent and deeper night-time diving to 672 meters
Published in PloS one (18-03-2020)“…The interest in reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) from the scientific community is growing in reaction to the major decline of populations around the world…”
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Post-release activity of three coral reef fish species in a marine reserve: analysis and recommendations for telemetry studies
Published in Environmental biology of fishes (01-01-2021)“…We studied the post-release activity of newly tagged fish and determined whether and for how long experimental protocol impacted their behavior. Our study…”
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Isolation and no-entry marine reserves mitigate anthropogenic impacts on grey reef shark behavior
Published in Scientific reports (27-02-2019)“…Reef sharks are vulnerable predators experiencing severe population declines mainly due to overexploitation. However, beyond direct exploitation, human…”
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Spatial Ecology of the Population of Reef Manta Rays, Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868), in New Caledonia Using Satellite Telemetry 1–Horizontal Behaviour
Published in Fishes (01-06-2023)“…The reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868), is a highly mobile and plankton-feeding species, classified vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List…”
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Movement patterns of four coral reef fish species in a fragmented habitat in New Caledonia: implications for the design of marine protected area networks
Published in ICES journal of marine science (01-01-2009)“…Chateau, O., and Wantiez, L. 2009. Movement patterns of four coral reef fish species in a fragmented habitat in New Caledonia: implications for the design of…”
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Functional and Taxonomic Overlap in Shore Fish Assemblages in a Tropical Seascape
Published in Diversity (Basel) (01-05-2022)“…The relationships between shore fish assemblages from habitats neighboring coral reefs have received little attention in the Indo-Pacific. The present study is…”
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Extent of mangrove nursery habitats determines the geographic distribution of a coral reef fish in a South-Pacific archipelago
Published in PloS one (20-08-2014)“…Understanding the drivers of species' geographic distribution has fundamental implications for the management of biodiversity. For coral reef fishes, mangroves…”
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Citizen Science, a promising tool for detecting and monitoring outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster spp
Published in Scientific reports (14-01-2020)“…Monitoring potentially devastating coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) populations at scales relevant to management is a challenging task. Here, we…”
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Twenty Years of Sea Turtle Strandings in New Caledonia
Published in Zoological Studies (10-03-2023)“…In this study, we investigated cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in sea turtle strandings in New Caledonia. Five species of sea turtles were recorded…”
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Feed Efficiency, Tissue Growth and Energy Budget Changes during the Molting Cycle of Juvenile Mud Crab, Scylla serrata: Effects of Dietary Proteins, Fishmeal versus Soy Protein Concentrate
Published in Fishes (01-12-2022)“…Three isoenergetic diets differing in their fishmeal/soy protein concentrate (SPC) ratio were assessed on the tissue growth and energy budget of juvenile crabs…”
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Complementarity of rotating video and underwater visual census for assessing species richness, frequency and density of reef fish on coral reef slopes
Published in PloS one (02-01-2014)“…Estimating diversity and abundance of fish species is fundamental for understanding community structure and dynamics of coral reefs. When designing a sampling…”
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Sustainable reference points for multispecies coral reef fisheries
Published in Nature communications (04-09-2023)“…Sustainably managing fisheries requires regular and reliable evaluation of stock status. However, most multispecies reef fisheries around the globe tend to…”
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Small-scale habitat structure modulates the effects of no-take marine reserves for coral reef macroinvertebrates
Published in PloS one (15-03-2013)“…No-take marine reserves are one of the oldest and most versatile tools used across the Pacific for the conservation of reef resources, in particular for…”
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Migrations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) between nesting and foraging grounds across the Coral Sea
Published in PloS one (18-06-2014)“…Marine megafauna tend to migrate vast distances, often crossing national borders and pose a significant challenge to managers. This challenge is particularly…”
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Diurnal temporal patterns of the diversity and the abundance of reef fishes in a branching coral patch in New Caledonia
Published in Austral ecology (01-11-2016)“…Small‐scale spatial and temporal variability in animal abundance is an intrinsic characteristic of marine ecosystems but remains largely unknown for most…”
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Does herbivorous fish protection really improve coral reef resilience? A case study from new caledonia (South Pacific)
Published in PloS one (05-04-2013)“…Parts of coral reefs from New Caledonia (South Pacific) were registered at the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2008. Management strategies aiming at preserving…”
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