Marine Conservation Literature - updated March 2, 2012

Here is a growing collection of links to interesting looking papers relevant to marine conservation.

Last updated: March 2, 2012

Most recently added:
A cold oceanographic regime with high exploitation rates in the Northeast Pacific forecasts a collapse of the sardine stock: A cold oceanographic regime with high exploitation rates in the Northeast Pacific forecasts a collapse of the sardine stock


ESA Online Journals - Life-history correlates of extinction risk and recovery potential: Life-history correlates of extinction risk and recovery potential

Extinction risk and bottlenecks in the conservation of charismatic marine species - McClenachan - 2011 - Conservation Letters - Wiley Online Library: Extinction risk and bottlenecks in the conservation of charismatic marine species

PLoS ONE: Competing Conservation Objectives for Predators and Prey: Estimating Killer Whale Prey Requirements for Chinook Salmon: Competing Conservation Objectives for Predators and Prey: Estimating Killer Whale Prey Requirements for Chinook Salmon

Reexamining the science of marine protected areas: linking knowledge to action - Fox - Conservation Letters - Wiley Online Library: Reexamining the science of marine protected areas: linking knowledge to action

Fisheries conservation and management: finding consensus in the midst of competing paradigms - Branch - 2011 - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library: Fisheries conservation and management: finding consensus in the midst of competing paradigms

PLoS ONE: Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles: Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles. Open Access.

ScienceDirect - Biological Conservation : Cumulative estimates of sea turtle bycatch and mortality in USA fisheries between 1990 and 2007: Cumulative estimates of sea turtle bycatch and mortality in USA fisheries between 1990 and 2007

ScienceDirect - Biological Conservation : Small marine reserves can offer long term protection to an endangered fish: Small marine reserves can offer long term protection to an endangered fish

ScienceDirect - Trends in Ecology & Evolution : Recovery of marine animal populations and ecosystems: Recovery of marine animal populations and ecosystems

Seasonal patterns in bycatch composition and mortality associated with a freshwater hoop net fishery - Larocque - 2011 - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library: Seasonal patterns in bycatch composition and mortality associated with a freshwater hoop net fishery

PLoS ONE: Large Recovery of Fish Biomass in a No-Take Marine Reserve: "Large Recovery of Fish Biomass in a No-Take Marine Reserve" Open Access.

National Geographic article: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/08/12/an-ocean-miracle-in-the-gulf-of-california%e2%80%93can-we-have-more-of-this-please/

Role of egg predation by haddock in the decline of an Atlantic herring population: "Role of egg predation by haddock in the decline of an Atlantic herring population"

Inter Research » ESR » v11 » n3 » p245-269: "Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century" Open Access.

Global distribution and conservation of marine mammals: "Global distribution and conservation of marine mammals"

Small-scale fisheries of Peru: a major sink for marine turtles in the Pacific - Alfaro-Shigueto - 2011 - Journal of Applied Ecology - Wiley Online Library: "Small-scale fisheries of Peru: a major sink for marine turtles in the Pacific" Open Access.

SpringerLink - Environmental Management, Online First™: "Global Marine Protection Targets: How S.M.A.R.T are They?"

Significant Arctic fish catches going unreported: UBC researchers warn: "Significant Arctic fish catches going unreported: UBC researchers warn"

PLoS ONE: Global Diversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities for Sharks: "Global Diversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities for Sharks"

Unexpected patterns of fisheries collapse in the world's oceans: "Unexpected patterns of fisheries collapse in the world's oceans"

Great white shark population lower than previously believed - CSMonitor.com: "Great white shark population lower than previously believed"

CITES meeting rejects protection for marine species - CSMonitor.com: "CITES meeting rejects protection for marine species"

ESA Online Journals - Fish farms, parasites, and predators: implications for salmon population dynamics: "Fish farms, parasites, and predators: implications for salmon population dynamics"