| Title |
Large-Scale Absence of Sharks on Reefs in the Greater-Caribbean: A Footprint of Human Pressures
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0011968 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christine A. Ward-Paige, Camilo Mora, Heike K. Lotze, Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Loren McClenachan, Ery Arias-Castro, Ransom A. Myers |
| Abstract |
In recent decades, large pelagic and coastal shark populations have declined dramatically with increased fishing; however, the status of sharks in other systems such as coral reefs remains largely unassessed despite a long history of exploitation. Here we explore the contemporary distribution and sighting frequency of sharks on reefs in the greater-Caribbean and assess the possible role of human pressures on observed patterns. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 456 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| Mexico | 3 | <1% |
| Mozambique | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Latvia | 1 | <1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 11 | 2% |
| Unknown | 426 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 92 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 85 | 19% |
| Researcher | 83 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 61 | 13% |
| Other | 20 | 4% |
| Other | 52 | 11% |
| Unknown | 63 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 227 | 50% |
| Environmental Science | 112 | 25% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 13 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 20 | 4% |
| Unknown | 75 | 16% |