There’s so much information out there, sometimes I find it hard to find my way through the millions of articles and papers. This is a list I at least try to constantly update and contains some papers or websites I recommend reading and looking at. This list is certainly not complete (is there a complete list of anything?) and only serves to aid you in the process of finding relevenat papers. I would be happy to include recommended papers or articles so please contact me if you have something to add!
Believe me or not – Science can be fun!
Anon – End of the line? (2007)
Baum, J. K., Myers, R. A., Kehler, D. G., Worm, B., Harley, S. J., & Doherty, P. A. (2003). Collapse and conservation of shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic. Science, 299(5605), 389-392.
Biery, Leah; Palomares, Lourdes D. Maria; Morissette, Lyne; Cheung, William; Watson, Reg; Harper, Sarah; Jacquet, Jennifer; Zeller, Dirk; Pauly, Daniel (2011): Sharks in the seas around us: How the Sea Around Us Project is working to shape our collective understanding of global shark fisheries
Brena PF, Mourier J, Planes S, Clua E (2015) Shark and ray provisioning : functional insights into behavioral, ecological and physiological responses across multiple scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 538: 273-283
Cardeñosa, Diego, Glaus, Kerstin B. J., and Brunnschweiler, Juerg M. (2016). Occurrence of juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in the Navua River in Fiji. Marine and Freshwater Research
Ebert, D.A.; S. Fowler & L Compango. 2013. Sharks of the World Wild Nature Press, Plymouth. 528 pp.
Ferretti, F., Worm, B., Britten, G. L., Heithaus, M. R. and Lotze, H. K. (2010), Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean. Ecology Letters, 13: 1055–1071. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01489.x
Glaus, Kerstin B. J.; Adrian-Kalchhauser, Irene; Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia; White, William T.; BRUNNSCHWEILER, JUERG M. (2015): Characteristics of the shark fisheries of Fiji. In: Scientific reports 5, S. 17556. DOI: 10.1038/srep17556.
Myers, Ransom A.; Baum, Julia K.; Shepherd, Travis D.; Powers, Sean P.; Peterson, Charles H. (2007): Cascading effects of the loss of apex predatory sharks from a coastal ocean. In: Science (New York, N.Y.) 315 (5820), S. 1846–1850. DOI: 10.1126/science.1138657.
Oliver, Shelby; Braccini, Matias; Newman, Stephen J.; Harvey, Euan S. (2015): Global patterns in the bycatch of sharks and rays. In: Marine Policy 54, S. 86–97. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.12.017.
Wetherbee BM, Cortes E (2004) Food consumption and feeding habits. In: Musick JA, Carrier JC, Heithaus M (eds) Biology of sharks and their relatives. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 223–244
Worm, Boris; Davis, Brendal; Kettemer, Lisa; Ward-Paige, Christine A.; Chapman, Demian; Heithaus, Michael R. et al. (2013): Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks. In: Marine Policy 40, S. 194–204. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.12.034.
Yates, Peter M.; Heupel, Michelle R.; Tobin, Andrew J.; Simpfendorfer, Colin A. (2015): Ecological drivers of shark distributions along a tropical coastline. In: PloS one 10 (4), S. e0121346. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121346.
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/global-shark-conservation
Hammerhead Shark Literature (Sphyrna Family)
Baum, J., Clarke, S., Domingo, A., Ducrocq, M., Lamónaca, A.F., Gaibor, N., Graham, R., Jorgensen, S., Kotas, J.E., Medina, E., Martinez-Ortiz, J., Monzini Taccone di Sitizano, J., Morales, M.R., Navarro, S.S., Pérez-Jiménez, J.C., Ruiz, C., Smith, W., Valenti, S.V. & Vooren, C.M. 2007. Sphyrna lewini. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 May 2015.
Branstetter, S. 1987. Age, growth and reproductive biology of the Silky Shark, Carcharhinus falciformis, and the Scalloped Hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini, from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Biology of Fishes 19: 161-173.
Brown, Kelly T.; Seeto, Johnson; Lal, Monal M.; Miller, Cara E. (2016): Discovery of an important aggregation area for endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini, in the Rewa River estuary, Fiji Islands. In: Pac. Conserv. Biol. DOI: 10.1071/PC14930.
Clarke, TA (1971) The ecology of the scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, in Hawai’i. Pacific Science 25: pp. 133-144
Duncan, K.M. and K.N. Holland. 2006. Habitat use, growth rates and dispersal patterns of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini in a nursery habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series 312: 211–221.
Duncan, Kanesa May (2006): Estimation of daily energetic requirements in young scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini. In: Environ Biol Fish 76 (2-4), S. 139–149. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9016-5.
Hayes G. C., Yan Jiao , Enric Cortés (2009) Stock Assessment of Scalloped Hammerheads in the Western North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico North American Journal of Fisheries Management Vol. 29, Iss. 5
Piercy, A.N., Carlson, J.K., Sulikowski, J.A. and G. Burgess. 2007. Age and growth of the scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, in the north-west Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Freshwater Research 58: 34-40.
Rasalato Eroni, Maginnity Victor and Bunnschweiler Juerg M. (2010). Using local ecological knowledge to identify shark river habitats in Fiji (South Pacific). Environmental Conservation, 37, pp 90-97. doi:10.1017/S0376892910000317 .
Stevens, J. D.; Lyle, J. M. (1989): Biology of three hammerhead sharks (Eusphyra blochii, Sphyrna mokarran and S. lewini ) from Northern Australia. In: Mar. Freshwater Res. 40 (2), S. 129. DOI: 10.1071/MF9890129.
Torres-Rojas, Yassir Edén; Hernández-Herrera, Agustín; Galván-Magaña, Felipe; Alatorre-Ramírez, Vanessa Guadalupe (2010): Stomach content analysis of juvenile, scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini captured off the coast of Mazatlán, Mexico. In: Aquat Ecol 44 (1), S. 301–308. DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9245-8.
Agardy, Tundi; Bridgewater, Peter; Crosby, Michael P.; Day, Jon; Dayton, Paul K.; Kenchington, Richard et al. (2003): Dangerous targets? Unresolved issues and ideological clashes around marine protected areas. In: Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 13 (4), S. 353–367.
Aburto-Oropeza O., et al. (2011): Large Recovery of Fish Biomass in a No-Take Marine Reserve. Plos One 6 (8): 1-7.
Edgar G. et al. (2014): Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features. Nature 508: 216-221
Gell, Fiona R.; Roberts, Callum M. (2003): Benefits beyond boundaries. The fishery effects of marine reserves. In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution 18 (9), S. 448–455. DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(03)00189-7.
Kellner J.B. et al. 2008. Spillover from marine reserves related to mechanisms of population regulation. Theor Ecol 1:117–127
Pomeroy et al. 2004. How is your MPA doing? A guidebook of natural and social indicators for evaluating marine protected area management effectiveness. IUCN, WWF and NOAA, Gland.
Razon B.C. et al. (2012): Success and failure of Marine Protected Area Management affecting Fish catch by adjacent Fishermen in Sarangani Bay, Mindanao, Philippines. South Pacific Studies 33 (1): 1-13
Roberts, C.M. (1995) Rapid build-up of fish biomass in a Caribbean Marine Reserve. Conservation Biology 9:815–826.
Roberts, C.M. et al. (2001) Effects of marine reserves on adjacent fisheries. Science 294, 1920–1923
Sciberras et al. 2013. Evaluating the biological effectiveness of fully and partially protected marine areas. Environmental Evidence 2013, 2:4
Weeks R, et al. 2009. Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines for Biodiversity Conservation. Conservation Biology
www.mpatlas.org – Good source of information all around the topic!
Glaus, Kerstin B. J.; Adrian-Kalchhauser, Irene; Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia; White, William T.; BRUNNSCHWEILER, JUERG M. (2015): Characteristics of the shark fisheries of Fiji. In: Scientific reports 5, S. 17556. DOI: 10.1038/srep17556.
Pauly, D. (1998): Fishing Down Marine Food Webs. In: Science 279 (5352), S. 860–863. DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5352.860.
Morato, Telmo; Watson, Reg; Pitcher, Tony J.; Pauly, Daniel (2006): Fishing down the deep. In: Fish Fisheries 7 (1), S. 24–34. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2006.00205.x.
Goodland, R Anhang, J. “Livestock and Climate Change: What if the key actors in climate change were pigs, chickens and cows?” (http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6294)
NASA. “Methane: Its Role as a Greenhouse Gas.” Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Myers, N.; Mittermeier, R. A.; Mittermeier, C. G.; da Fonseca, G. A.; Kent, J. (2000): Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. In: Nature 403 (6772), S. 853–858. DOI: 10.1038/35002501.
WWF (2105) – Living Blue Planet Report