Nature Communications (Nov 2022)
Tiger sharks support the characterization of the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
- Austin J. Gallagher,
- Jacob W. Brownscombe,
- Nourah A. Alsudairy,
- Andrew B. Casagrande,
- Chuancheng Fu,
- Lucy Harding,
- S. David Harris,
- Neil Hammerschlag,
- Wells Howe,
- Antonio Delgado Huertas,
- Sami Kattan,
- Andrew S. Kough,
- Andre Musgrove,
- Nicholas L. Payne,
- Adrian Phillips,
- Brendan D. Shea,
- Oliver N. Shipley,
- U. Rashid Sumaila,
- Mohammad S. Hossain,
- Carlos M. Duarte
Affiliations
- Austin J. Gallagher
- Beneath The Waves
- Jacob W. Brownscombe
- Department of Biology, Carleton University
- Nourah A. Alsudairy
- Red Sea Research Center and Computational Biosciences Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Andrew B. Casagrande
- ABC4Films, Cinema Science Division
- Chuancheng Fu
- Red Sea Research Center and Computational Biosciences Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Lucy Harding
- Trinity College Dublin
- S. David Harris
- Beneath The Waves
- Neil Hammerschlag
- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
- Wells Howe
- Beneath The Waves
- Antonio Delgado Huertas
- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC‐UGR)
- Sami Kattan
- Beneath The Waves
- Andrew S. Kough
- Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research, John G. Shedd Aquarium
- Andre Musgrove
- Bahamas Dive Guides
- Nicholas L. Payne
- Trinity College Dublin
- Adrian Phillips
- Bahamas Dive Guides
- Brendan D. Shea
- Beneath The Waves
- Oliver N. Shipley
- Beneath The Waves
- U. Rashid Sumaila
- Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
- Mohammad S. Hossain
- Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
- Carlos M. Duarte
- Red Sea Research Center and Computational Biosciences Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33926-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
This study characterizes the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem in The Bahamas by integrating spatial estimates with remote sensing and performing extensive ground-truthing of benthic habitat with 2,542 diver surveys, as well as data obtained from instrument-equipped tiger sharks, which have strong fidelity to seagrass ecosystems.
