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Averting a global fisheries disaster by Worm, Boris

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Silent spring in the ocean by Worm, Boris

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Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant by Worm, Boris, Lotze, Heike K, Jubinville, Isabelle, Wilcox, Chris, Jambeck, Jenna

“…Synthetic organic polymers-or plastics-did not enter widespread use until the 1950s. By 2015, global production had increased to 322 million metric tons (Mt)…”
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Cascading top-down effects of changing oceanic predator abundances by Baum, Julia K., Worm, Boris

“…1. Top-down control can be an important determinant of ecosystem structure and function, but in oceanic ecosystems, where cascading effects of predator…”
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Changing recruitment capacity in global fish stocks by Britten, Gregory L., Dowd, Michael, Worm, Boris

“…Marine fish and invertebrates are shifting their regional and global distributions in response to climate change, but it is unclear whether their productivity…”
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Marine Taxa Track Local Climate Velocities by Pinsky, Malin L., Worm, Boris, Fogarty, Michael J., Sarmiento, Jorge L., Levin, Simon A.

“…Organisms are expected to adapt or move in response to climate change, but observed distribution shifts span a wide range of directions and rates. Explanations…”
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Global phytoplankton decline over the past century by Boyce, Daniel G, Lewis, Marlon R, Worm, Boris

“…In the oceans, ubiquitous microscopic phototrophs (phytoplankton) account for approximately half the production of organic matter on Earth. Analyses of…”
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Tracking the global footprint of fisheries by Kroodsma, David A, Mayorga, Juan, Hochberg, Timothy, Miller, Nathan A, Boerder, Kristina, Ferretti, Francesco, Wilson, Alex, Bergman, Bjorn, White, Timothy D, Block, Barbara A, Woods, Paul, Sullivan, Brian, Costello, Christopher, Worm, Boris

“…Although fishing is one of the most widespread activities by which humans harvest natural resources, its global footprint is poorly understood and has never…”
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Improving Fishing Pattern Detection from Satellite AIS Using Data Mining and Machine Learning by de Souza, Erico N, Boerder, Kristina, Matwin, Stan, Worm, Boris

“…A key challenge in contemporary ecology and conservation is the accurate tracking of the spatial distribution of various human impacts, such as fishing. While…”
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Seasonal variability in global industrial fishing effort by Guiet, Jérôme, Galbraith, Eric, Kroodsma, David, Worm, Boris

“…Human beings are the dominant top predator in the marine ecosystem. Throughout most of the global ocean this predation is carried out by industrial fishing…”
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Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate by Sala, Enric, Mayorga, Juan, Bradley, Darcy, Cabral, Reniel B., Atwood, Trisha B., Auber, Arnaud, Cheung, William, Costello, Christopher, Ferretti, Francesco, Friedlander, Alan M., Gaines, Steven D., Garilao, Cristina, Goodell, Whitney, Halpern, Benjamin S., Hinson, Audra, Kaschner, Kristin, Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen, Leprieur, Fabien, McGowan, Jennifer, Morgan, Lance E., Mouillot, David, Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano, Possingham, Hugh P., Rechberger, Kristin D., Worm, Boris, Lubchenco, Jane

“…The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an…”
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Ending hide and seek at sea by McCauley, Douglas J., Woods, Paul, Sullivan, Brian, Bergman, Bjorn, Jablonicky, Caroline, Roan, Aaron, Hirshfield, Michael, Boerder, Kristina, Worm, Boris

“…New technologies could revolutionize ocean observation The ocean remains the least observed part of our planet. This deficiency was made obvious by two recent…”
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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.

“…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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Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change by Roberts, Callum M., O’Leary, Bethan C., McCauley, Douglas J., Cury, Philippe Maurice, Duarte, Carlos M., Lubchenco, Jane, Pauly, Daniel, Sáenz-Arroyo, Andrea, Sumaila, Ussif Rashid, Wilson, Rod W., Worm, Boris, Castilla, Juan Carlos

“…Strong decreases in greenhouse gas emissions are required to meet the reduction trajectory resolved within the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, even these…”
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How many species are there on Earth and in the ocean? by Mora, Camilo, Tittensor, Derek P, Adl, Sina, Simpson, Alastair G B, Worm, Boris

“…The diversity of life is one of the most striking aspects of our planet; hence knowing how many species inhabit Earth is among the most fundamental questions…”
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Combining marine macroecology and palaeoecology in understanding biodiversity: microfossils as a model by Yasuhara, Moriaki, Tittensor, Derek P., Hillebrand, Helmut, Worm, Boris

“…ABSTRACT There is growing interest in the integration of macroecology and palaeoecology towards a better understanding of past, present, and anticipated future…”
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Effects of sea surface warming on marine plankton by Lewandowska, Aleksandra M, Boyce, Daniel G, Hofmann, Matthias, Matthiessen, Birte, Sommer, Ulrich, Worm, Boris, Fussmann, Gregor

“…Ocean warming has been implicated in the observed decline of oceanic phytoplankton biomass. Some studies suggest a physical pathway of warming via…”
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Range contraction in large pelagic predators by Worm, Boris, Tittensor, Derek P

“…Large reductions in the abundance of exploited land predators have led to significant range contractions for those species. This pattern can be formalized as…”
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Historical baselines for large marine animals by Lotze, Heike K., Worm, Boris

“…Current trends in marine ecosystems need to be interpreted against a solid understanding of the magnitude and drivers of past changes. Over the last decade,…”
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Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa by Berghe, Edward Vanden, Worm, Boris, Tittensor, Derek P, Jetz, Walter, Mora, Camilo, Lotze, Heike K, Ricard, Daniel

“…Global patterns of species richness and their structuring forces have fascinated biologists since Darwin and provide critical context for contemporary studies…”
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