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  • Assessing the Value of Recreational Divers for Censusing Elasmobranchs 

    Ward-Paige, Christine A., and Heike K. Lotze. 2011. "Assessing the Value of Recreational Divers for Censusing Elasmobranchs." Plos One 6(10): 25609-e25609.
    Background: Around the world, researchers are using the observations and experiences of citizens to describe patterns in animal populations. This data is often collected via ongoing sampling or by synthesizing past ...
  • Large-Scale Absence of Sharks on Reefs in the Greater-Caribbean: A Footprint of Human Pressures 

    Ward-Paige, Christine A., Camilo Mora, Heike K. Lotze, Christy Pattengill-Semmens, et al. 2010. "Large-Scale Absence of Sharks on Reefs in the Greater-Caribbean: A Footprint of Human Pressures." Plos One 5(8): 11968-e11968.
    Background: In recent decades, large pelagic and coastal shark populations have declined dramatically with increased fishing; however, the status of sharks in other systems such as coral reefs remains largely unassessed ...