Extinction of a shark population in the Archipelago of Saint Paul's Rocks (equatorial Atlantic) inferred from the historical record

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2873-2881

  Luiz, Osmar J ^a   Edwards, Alasdair J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcharhinus falciformis; Carcharhinus galapagensis; Fishing impact; Local extinction; Oceanic island; Probabilistic tests; Shifting baselines

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FIELDWORK; FISHING; HISTORICAL RECORD; LOCAL EXTINCTION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; REEF; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SAINT PAUL'S ROCKS;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS FALCIFORMIS; CARCHARHINUS GALAPAGENSIS; CARCHARHINUS SPRINGERI; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 83555178521     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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