Northeast Pacific shark biology, research and conservation. Part A
Sharks
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
2017
First edition.
EISBN 9780128118320
Front Cover; Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation Part A; Copyright; Contributors to Volume 77; Contents; Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years; Chapter One: Introduction to Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Ecology, and Conservation; 1. Introduction; 2. Volume 77 Content; References; Chapter Two: Biodiversity, Life History, and Conservation of Northeastern Pacific Chondrichthyans; 1. Introduction; 2. NEP Ecosystem; 3. Classification; 4. Zoogeography; 5. History of Species Discovery; 6. NEP Biodiversity; 7. Life Histories; 8. Reproduction; 9. Age and Growth
10. Population Dynamics, Demography, and Extinction Risk11. Diet, Trophic Ecology, and Trophic Level; 12. Habitat Association; 13. Fisheries and Conservation; 13.1. Fisheries; 14. Conservation; 15. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Appendix A. Checklist of NEP Chondrichthyans; Appendix B. Key to Northeastern Pacific Chondrichthyans (Modified From Ebert, 2003); References; Chapter Three: Review of Current Conservation Genetic Analyses of Northeast Pacific Sharks; 1. Background; 2. Approaches; 2.1. Tissue Sampling; 2.2. Mitochondrial DNA; 2.3. Microsatellites; 2.4. MHC Genes
2. Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotope Trophic Discrimination3. Trophic Level and Diet; 3.1. Trophic Level; 3.2. Diet Composition; 4. Movement and Habitat Usage; 5. Future Research Directions; 5.1. Complementary Tracer Methods; 5.2. Other Approaches; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Six: Age and Growth of Elasmobranchs and Applications to Fisheries Management and Conservation in the Northeast P ...; 1. Introduction; 2. Age Determination Methods of NEP Elasmobranchs; 2.1. Vertebra-Based Methods; 2.1.1. Whole Vertebral Centra; 2.1.2. Centrum Sections
2.5. Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)2.6. Forensic Genetics; 3. Studies to Date; 3.1. Proteins; 3.2. Genetic Diversity; 3.3. Population Structure and Dispersal; 3.4. Reproductive Strategies; 4. Future Work; 4.1. Genetics of Adaptive Fitness; 4.2. Trace DNA; 4.3. Epigenetics; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Four: Diet Composition and Trophic Ecology of Northeast Pacific Ocean Sharks; 1. Introduction; 2. Standardized Diet Compositions and Trophic Levels; 2.1. Background and Methods; 2.2. Results; 3. Dietary Variability
4. Foraging Movements, Periodicity, and Behaviour4.1. Foraging Movements, Migrations, and Aggregations: Tidal Patterns; 4.2. Foraging Movements, Migrations, and Aggregations: Diel Patterns; 4.3. Larger-Scale Movements and Migrations; 4.4. Feeding Behaviours of NEP Sharks; 5. Ecological Roles; 5.1. Direct Predatory Impacts; 5.2. Indirect Predatory Impacts; 6. Applications of NEP Shark Trophic Ecology for Assessment and Management; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Five: Stable Isotope Applications for Understanding Shark Ecology in the Northeast Pacific Ocean; 1. Introduction
Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation, Part B, Volume 78, the latest release in the Advances in Marine Biology series contains updated chapters that focus on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, an Introduction to Northeast Pacific shark biology, ecology, and conservation, Shark Interactions with Directed and Incidental Fisheries in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: historic and current encounters and challenges for shark conservation, An Introduction to modeling abundance and demographic parameters in shark populations, and Sharks in Captivity: The Role of Husbandry, Breeding, Education and Citizen Science in Shark Conservation. Specialty areas in this longstanding series include marine science, both applied and basic, a wide range of topical areas from all areas of marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries management and molecular biology, and the full range of geographic areas from polar seas, to tropical coral reefs are included making this an ideal reference and resource for postgraduates and researchers in a variety of fields.
10. Population Dynamics, Demography, and Extinction Risk11. Diet, Trophic Ecology, and Trophic Level; 12. Habitat Association; 13. Fisheries and Conservation; 13.1. Fisheries; 14. Conservation; 15. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Appendix A. Checklist of NEP Chondrichthyans; Appendix B. Key to Northeastern Pacific Chondrichthyans (Modified From Ebert, 2003); References; Chapter Three: Review of Current Conservation Genetic Analyses of Northeast Pacific Sharks; 1. Background; 2. Approaches; 2.1. Tissue Sampling; 2.2. Mitochondrial DNA; 2.3. Microsatellites; 2.4. MHC Genes
2. Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotope Trophic Discrimination3. Trophic Level and Diet; 3.1. Trophic Level; 3.2. Diet Composition; 4. Movement and Habitat Usage; 5. Future Research Directions; 5.1. Complementary Tracer Methods; 5.2. Other Approaches; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Six: Age and Growth of Elasmobranchs and Applications to Fisheries Management and Conservation in the Northeast P ...; 1. Introduction; 2. Age Determination Methods of NEP Elasmobranchs; 2.1. Vertebra-Based Methods; 2.1.1. Whole Vertebral Centra; 2.1.2. Centrum Sections
2.5. Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)2.6. Forensic Genetics; 3. Studies to Date; 3.1. Proteins; 3.2. Genetic Diversity; 3.3. Population Structure and Dispersal; 3.4. Reproductive Strategies; 4. Future Work; 4.1. Genetics of Adaptive Fitness; 4.2. Trace DNA; 4.3. Epigenetics; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Four: Diet Composition and Trophic Ecology of Northeast Pacific Ocean Sharks; 1. Introduction; 2. Standardized Diet Compositions and Trophic Levels; 2.1. Background and Methods; 2.2. Results; 3. Dietary Variability
4. Foraging Movements, Periodicity, and Behaviour4.1. Foraging Movements, Migrations, and Aggregations: Tidal Patterns; 4.2. Foraging Movements, Migrations, and Aggregations: Diel Patterns; 4.3. Larger-Scale Movements and Migrations; 4.4. Feeding Behaviours of NEP Sharks; 5. Ecological Roles; 5.1. Direct Predatory Impacts; 5.2. Indirect Predatory Impacts; 6. Applications of NEP Shark Trophic Ecology for Assessment and Management; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Five: Stable Isotope Applications for Understanding Shark Ecology in the Northeast Pacific Ocean; 1. Introduction
Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation, Part B, Volume 78, the latest release in the Advances in Marine Biology series contains updated chapters that focus on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, an Introduction to Northeast Pacific shark biology, ecology, and conservation, Shark Interactions with Directed and Incidental Fisheries in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: historic and current encounters and challenges for shark conservation, An Introduction to modeling abundance and demographic parameters in shark populations, and Sharks in Captivity: The Role of Husbandry, Breeding, Education and Citizen Science in Shark Conservation. Specialty areas in this longstanding series include marine science, both applied and basic, a wide range of topical areas from all areas of marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries management and molecular biology, and the full range of geographic areas from polar seas, to tropical coral reefs are included making this an ideal reference and resource for postgraduates and researchers in a variety of fields.
