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1. Future Research Directions on the “Elusive” White Shark

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Huveneers, Charlie, primary, Apps, Kirin, additional, Becerril-García, Edgar E., additional, Bruce, Barry, additional, Butcher, Paul A., additional, Carlisle, Aaron B., additional, Chapple, Taylor K., additional, Christiansen, Heather M., additional, Cliff, Geremy, additional, Curtis, Tobey H., additional, Daly-Engel, Toby S., additional, Dewar, Heidi, additional, Dicken, Matt L., additional, Domeier, Michael L., additional, Duffy, Clinton A. J., additional, Ford, Richard, additional, Francis, Malcolm P., additional, French, Georgia C. A., additional, Galván-Magaña, Felipe, additional, García-Rodríguez, Emiliano, additional, Gennari, Enrico, additional, Graham, Brittany, additional, Hayden, Barry, additional, Hoyos-Padilla, Edgar Mauricio, additional, Hussey, Nigel E., additional, Jewell, Oliver J. D., additional, Jorgensen, Salvador J., additional, Kock, Alison A., additional, Lowe, Christopher G., additional, Lyons, Kady, additional, Meyer, Lauren, additional, Oelofse, Gregg, additional, Oñate-González, Erick C., additional, Oosthuizen, Herman, additional, O’Sullivan, John B., additional, Ramm, Kristopher, additional, Skomal, Gregory, additional, Sloan, Sean, additional, Smale, Malcolm J., additional, Sosa-Nishizaki, Oscar, additional, Sperone, Emilio, additional, Tamburin, Elena, additional, Towner, Alison V., additional, Wcisel, Michelle A., additional, Weng, Kevin C., additional, and Werry, Jonathan M., additional

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2018
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2. Attempted re-establishment of a sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus breeding colony on Denis Island, Seychelles

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Feare, Chris J., French, Georgia C. A., Nevill, John E. G., Pattison-Willits, Vicki S., Wheeler, Vicki, Yates, Tori L., Hoareau, Camille, and Prescott, Colin

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Seychelles supports around three million nesting pairs of sooty terns. However, there have been recent declines and the colonies continue to face ongoing threats from habitat change and excessive commercial harvesting of their eggs, as well as potential threats by commercial fishing and climate change. A possible method to counter these threats is to re-establish breeding colonies on islands from which they have disappeared. An attempt was made to attract birds to a previously occupied island through habitat management, decoy birds and playback of recorded sooty tern calls. Habitat preparation involved predator eradication and tree removal to provide open ground with bare sandy areas and low herb vegetation. Overflying birds were attracted by broadcast calls, with some circling over and landing among the decoys. Large three-dimensional plastic models were superior to other models presented. This study demonstrated that large numbers of birds can be attracted by these means and that the birds then undertook behaviour associated with breeding, including egg laying by a few birds. However, after five seasons a breeding colony has not yet been established; one possible cause is the emergence of unexpected egg predators, common moorhen Gallinula chloropus and common myna Acridotheres tristis.

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2015

3. Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) Undetected in the Two Orders of Seychelles Amphibians.

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LABISKO, JIM, MADDOCK, SIMON T., TAYLOR, MICHELLE L., CHONG-SENG, LINDSAY, GOWER, DAVID J., WYNNE, FELICITY J., WOMBWELL, EMMA, MOREL, CHARLES, FRENCH, GEORGIA C. A., BUNBURY, NANCY, and BRADFIELD, KAY S.

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BATRACHOCHYTRIUM dendrobatidis, AMPHIBIAN diseases, PTYCHADENA, HABITATS, SURGICAL swabs, OPERATIVE surgery
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The article focuses on a study related to detection of pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in amphibians of Seychelles. Topics discussed include encountering of Tachycnemis seychellensis and Ptychadena species frogs in Seychelles due to their habitat; acquisition of skin swabs Seychelles amphibians for analysis and absence of Bd in both species of frogs.

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2015

4. Future research directions on the 'elusive' white shark

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Huveneers, C., Apps, K., Becerril-García, E. E., Bruce, B., Butcher, P. A., Carlisle, A. B., Chapple, T. K., Christiansen, H. M., Cliff, G., Curtis, T. H., Daly-Engel, T. S., Dewar, H., Dicken, M. L., Domeier, M. L., Duffy, C. A. J., Ford, R., Francis, M. P., French, Georgia C. A., Galván-Magaña, F., García-Rodríguez, E., Gennari, E., Graham, B., Hayden, B., Hoyos-Padilla, E. M., Hussey, N. E., Jewell, O. J. D., Jorgensen, S. J., Kock, A. A., Lowe, C. G., Lyons, K., Meyer, L., Oelofse, G., Oñate-González, E. C., Oosthuizen, H., O'Sullivan, J. B., Ramm, K., Skomal, G., Sloan, S., Smale, M. J., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Sperone, E., Tamburin, E., Towner, A. V., Wcisel, M. A., Weng, K. C., Werry, J. M., Huveneers, C., Apps, K., Becerril-García, E. E., Bruce, B., Butcher, P. A., Carlisle, A. B., Chapple, T. K., Christiansen, H. M., Cliff, G., Curtis, T. H., Daly-Engel, T. S., Dewar, H., Dicken, M. L., Domeier, M. L., Duffy, C. A. J., Ford, R., Francis, M. P., French, Georgia C. A., Galván-Magaña, F., García-Rodríguez, E., Gennari, E., Graham, B., Hayden, B., Hoyos-Padilla, E. M., Hussey, N. E., Jewell, O. J. D., Jorgensen, S. J., Kock, A. A., Lowe, C. G., Lyons, K., Meyer, L., Oelofse, G., Oñate-González, E. C., Oosthuizen, H., O'Sullivan, J. B., Ramm, K., Skomal, G., Sloan, S., Smale, M. J., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Sperone, E., Tamburin, E., Towner, A. V., Wcisel, M. A., Weng, K. C., and Werry, J. M.

Abstract

White sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, are often described as elusive, with little information available due to the logistical difficulties of studying large marine predators that make long-distance migrations across ocean basins. Increased understanding of aggregation patterns, combined with recent advances in technology have, however, facilitated a new breadth of studies revealing fresh insights into the biology and ecology of white sharks. Although we may no longer be able to refer to the white shark as a little-known, elusive species, there remain numerous key questions that warrant investigation and research focus. Although white sharks have separate populations, they seemingly share similar biological and ecological traits across their global distribution. Yet, white shark’s behavior and migratory patterns can widely differ, which makes formalizing similarities across its distribution challenging. Prioritization of research questions is important to maximize limited resources because white sharks are naturally low in abundance and play important regulatory roles in the ecosystem. Here, we consulted 43 white shark experts to identify these issues. The questions listed and developed here provide a global road map for future research on white sharks to advance progress toward key goals that are informed by the needs of the research community and resource managers.

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