The tree of life helps rebuild the food web of coral reefs

Titre : Delineating reef fish trophic guilds with global gut content data synthesis and phylogeny Auteurs & co-auteurs : Parravicini V, Casey JM, Schiettekatte NMD, Brandl SJ, Pozas-Schacre C, Carlot J, et al.  Année : 2020 Jounal : PLoS Biol 18(12): e3000702 DOI : https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000702 Understanding species’ roles in food webs requires an accurate assessment of their trophic niche. However, it is challenging to delineate potential trophic interactions across an ecosystem, and a…

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French Polynesia, champion of reef shark conservation in the world

Titre : Global Status and Conservation Potential of Reef Sharks Auteurs & co-auteurs : McNeil, A., Chapman, D., Heupel, M. Simpfendorfer, C., Heithaus, M., Meekan, M., Harvey, E., Goetze, J., Speed, C., Currey-Randall, L., Gorham, T., Bond, M., Shermand, C. S., Rees, M. J., Udyawerg, V., Clua, E.E.G.,… and J. E. Cinner Année : 2020 Jounal : Nature DOI : https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000702 Decades of overexploitation have devastated shark populations, leaving considerable…

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