Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Article	Citations
Atlantic salmon in a rapidly changing environment—Facing the challenges of reduced marine survival and climate change	65
Conservation of migratory fishes in the Amazon basin	58
Twenty‐five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity	50
Editorial: Green or red: Challenges for fish and freshwater biodiversity conservation related to hydropower	42
The benefits of bivalve reef restoration: A global synthesis of underrepresented species	42
The shadow of the Balbina dam: A synthesis of over 35 years of downstream impacts on floodplain forests in Central Amazonia	40
Vulnerability of the biota in riverine and seasonally flooded habitats to damming of Amazonian rivers	38
COVID‐19 and biodiversity: The paradox of cleaner rivers and elevated extinction risk to iconic fish species	36
Message framing strategies for effective marine conservation communication	28
A political tsunami hits Amazon conservation	28
Gone with the wind: Seasonal distribution and habitat use by the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in the Maldives, implications for conservation	26
Dams in the Amazon: The importance of maintaining free‐flowing tributaries for fish reproduction	26
Amazon floodplain hydrology and implications for aquatic conservation	26
Drivers of biodiversity loss in freshwater environments: A bibliometric analysis of the recent literature	25
Addressing reproductive stochasticity and grazing impacts in the restoration of a canopy‐forming brown alga by implementing mitigation solutions	25
NORA moving forward: Developing an oyster restoration network in Europe to support the Berlin Oyster Recommendation	25
Existing protected areas provide a poor safety‐net for threatened Amazonian fish species	24
Forty questions of importance to the policy and practice of native oyster reef restoration in Europe	23
Missing the full story: First estimates of carbon deposition rates for the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis	22
Sunscreen pollution and tourism governance: Science and innovation are necessary for biodiversity conservation and sustainable tourism	21
First evidence of bubble‐net feeding and the formation of ‘super‐groups’ by the east Australian population of humpback whales during their southward migration	21
Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post‐COVID‐19	21
Bonamia infection in native oysters (Ostrea edulis) in relation to European restoration projects	21
Development of an accurate model to predict the phenology of Atlantic salmon smolt spring migration	20
Assessment of a terrestrial protected area for the conservation of freshwater biodiversity	20

Responses of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) to small drones	20
Site selection for biogenic reef restoration in offshore environments: The Natura 2000 area Borkum Reef Ground as a case study for native oyster restoration	19
How can a new UN ocean treaty change the course of capacity building?	19
Improving the detection of rare native fish species in environmental DNA metabarcoding surveys	19
Contextualizing ecological performance: Rethinking monitoring in marine protected areas	19
Comparison of traditional and environmental DNA survey methods for detecting rare and abundant freshwater fish	19
The high biodiversity and vulnerability of two Mediterranean bathyal seamounts support the need for creating offshore protected areas	19
A country's response to tackling plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems: The Chilean way	18
Coping with climate change: Phenotypic plasticity in an imperilled freshwater fish in response to elevated water temperature	18
Residual marine protected areas five years on: Are we still favouring ease of establishment over need for protection?	18
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the north‐western Adriatic Sea: Spatial distribution and effects of trawling	18
Novel insights into the marine phase and river fidelity of anadromous twaite shad Alosa fallax in the UK and Ireland	18
Progress, opportunities and challenges for marine conservation in the Pacific Islands	18
Addressing critical limitations of oyster (Ostrea edulis) restoration: Identification of nature‐based substrates for hatchery production and recruitment in the field	18
Rapid response of fish and aquatic habitat to removal of a tidal barrier	17
Regular monitoring and targeted removals can control lionfish in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas	17
Just Aquatic Governance: The Amazon basin as fertile ground for aligning participatory conservation with social justice	17
A new protocol for assessing the conservation priority of groundwater‐dependent ecosystems	17
Conservation of Amazonian aquatic mammals	17
Sound features and vocal rhythms as a proxy for locating the spawning ground of Sciaena umbra in the wild	16
Application of multiplatform, multispectral remote sensors for mapping intertidal macroalgae: A comparative approach	16
Movement ecology of imperilled fish in a novel ecosystem: River‐reservoir movements by razorback sucker and translocations to aid conservation	16
Trophic niche overlap between native freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida) and the invasive Corbicula fluminea	16
Making up the bed: Gravel cleaning as a contribution to nase (Chondrostoma nasus L.) spawning and recruitment success	16
The conservation of the endangered Mediterranean common dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Current knowledge and research priorities	16
Trophic structure of a pond community dominated by an invasive alien species: Insights from stomach content and stable isotope analyses	15
Return of the native: Survival, growth and condition of European oysters reintroduced to German offshore waters	15
Interactions of larval dynamics and substrate preference have ecological significance for benthic biodiversity and Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758 in the presence of Crepidula f	15
Modelling Critically Endangered marine species: Bias‐corrected citizen science data inform habitat suitability for the angelshark (Squatina squatina)	15
Optimization of off‐bottom spat collectors for restoration and production of the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) in Dutch coastal waters	15
Harbour porpoises exhibit localized evasion of a tidal turbine	15
Long‐term catch trends and risk assessment of the Critically Endangered white‐spotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) from South Africa	15
Making an impact on UK farmland pond conservation	14
Community‐based citizen science projects can support the distributional monitoring of fishes	14
Restoring wetland biodiversity using research: Whole‐community facilitation by beaver as framework	14
Data‐mining social media platforms highlights conservation action for the Mediterranean Critically Endangered blue shark Prionace glauca	14
Distribution and habitat use by endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales: Patterns observed during a photo‐identification study, 2005–2017	14
Diversity and origins of giant guitarfish and wedgefish products in Singapore	14
Ecoacoustics as a novel tool for assessing pond restoration success: Results of a pilot study	14
Return to sender: The influence of larval behaviour on the distribution and settlement of the European oyster Ostrea edulis	14
Publish, then perish? Five years on, sawfishes are still at risk in Bangladesh	14
The slow rise of technology: Computer vision techniques in fish population connectivity	14
Recovery of the crucian carp Carassius carassius (L.): Approach and early results of an English conservation project	14
Cumulative impacts of habitat fragmentation and the environmental factors affecting upstream migration in the threatened sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus	13
Artisanal fishing, dolphins, and interactive pinger: A study from a passive acoustic perspective	13
Long‐term stability in core habitat of an endangered population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Implications for spatial management	13
Limnological perspectives on conservation of floodplain lakes in the Amazon basin	13
Catch and trade bans for seahorses can be negated by non‐selective fisheries	13
Population genetic divergence of bonnethead sharks Sphyrna tiburo in the western North Atlantic: Implications for conservation	13
The effects of marine protected areas on ecosystem recovery and fisheries using a comparative modelling approach	13

Invasive gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) outperforms threatened native crucian carp (Carassius carassius) in growth rate and effectiveness of resource use: Field and	13
Variability in coral reef fish baseline and benchmark biomass in the central and western Indian Ocean provinces	13
A niche‐based gap analysis for the conservation of odonate species in the Brazilian Amazon	13
The conservation of migratory fishes in the second largest river basin of South America depends on the creation of new protected areas	12
Environmental influences on the recruitment dynamics of juvenile European eels, Anguilla anguilla, in a small estuary of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Sardinia, Italy	12
Factors (type, colour, density, and shape) determining the removal of marine plastic debris by seabirds from the South Pacific Ocean: Is there a pattern?	12
Systematics, distribution, biology, and conservation of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in China	12
Coralligenous assemblages along their geographical distribution: Testing of concepts and implications for management	12
Connectivity, habitat, and flow regime influence fish assemblage structure: Implications for environmental water management in a perennial river of the wet–dry tropics of northern Australia	12
A closer look at the bycatch of medium‐sized and large sharks in the northern Catalan coast (north‐western Mediterranean Sea): Evidence of an ongoing decline?	12
Predation on native fish eggs by invasive round goby revealed by species‐specific gut content DNA analyses	12
Different kelp species support unique macroinvertebrate assemblages, suggesting the potential community‐wide impacts of kelp harvesting along the Humboldt Current System	12
Living under threat: Will one of the last Pinna nobilis populations be able to survive?	12
Status of aquatic and riparian biodiversity in artificial lake ecosystems with and without management for recreational fisheries: Implications for conservation	12
Connectivity and flow regime direct conservation priorities for pelagophil fishes	12
Science and conservation of Amazonian crocodilians: a historical review	12
Biodiversity on sale: The shark meat market threatens elasmobranchs in Brazil	12
Understanding the impact of climate change on the oceanic circulation in the Chilean island ecoregions	11
The forgotten ocean: Why COP26 must call for vastly greater ambition and urgency to address ocean change	11
More exposure opportunities for promoting freshwater conservation	11
Sandbar shark aggregation in the central Mediterranean Sea and potential effects of tourism	11
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) presence is reduced during tidal turbine operation	11
Natural and social science approaches are both needed to manage bird bycatch in small‐scale fisheries	11
Harnessing the potential for otolith microchemistry to foster the conservation of Amazonian fishes	11
Citizen science sheds light on the cryptic ornate eagle ray Aetomylaeus vespertilio	11
Effects of freshwater limitation on distribution patterns and habitat use of the West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, in the northern Brazilian coast	11
Improved detection sensitivity using an optimal eDNA preservation and extraction workflow and its application to threatened sawfishes	11
Buzzing with possibilities: Training and olfactory generalization in conservation detection dogs for an endangered stonefly species	11
Do non‐native ornamental fishes pose a similar level of invasion risk in neighbouring regions of similar current and future climate? Implications for conservation and management	11
Classifying flow regimes of the Amazon basin	11
Linking vegetation patterns, wetlands conservation, and ecosystem services provision: From publication to application	11
Mitochondrial phylogeography reveals high haplotype diversity and unique genetic lineage in Indian dugongs (Dugong dugon)	10
New insights on the population genetic structure of the great scallop (Pecten maximus) in the English Channel, coupling microsatellite data and demogenetic simulations	10
Investigation of juvenile angelshark (Squatina squatina) habitat in the Canary Islands with recommended measures for protection and management	10
Habitat protection planning for Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in deteriorating environments: Knowledge gaps and recommendations for action	10
Fish acoustic community structure in Neptune seagrass meadows across the Mediterranean basin	10
Freshwater mussels in Mediterranean‐climate regions: Species richness, conservation status, threats, and Conservation Actions Needed	10
Science for conserving Amazon freshwater ecosystems	10
Occurrence of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the Gulf of Trieste and the northern Adriatic Sea	10
Recruitment of migratory fish in free‐flowing rivers with limited floodplain development	10
Identifying priority areas for surface water protection in data scarce regions: An integrated spatial analysis for Zambia	10
Lethal effect of filamentous algal blooms on Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) eggs in the Baltic Sea	10
Engaging recreational scuba divers in marine citizen science: Differences according to popularity of the diving area	9
Common hippopotamus in Nigeria: New census data and literature review confirm the conservation importance of sites outside protected areas	9
Machine learning highlights the importance of primary and secondary production in determining habitat for marine fish and macroinvertebrates	9
Evaluating the vulnerability of coralligenous epifauna to macroalgal invasions	9
Untangling the Indonesian tangle net fishery: Describing a data‐poor fishery targeting large, threatened rays (Superorder Batoidea)	9
Fish and flows: Abiotic drivers influence the recruitment response of a freshwater fish community throughout a regulated lotic system of the Murray‐Darling Basin, Australia	9
Local knowledge surveys with small‐scale fishers indicate challenges to sawfish conservation in southern Papua New Guinea	9
Bonefish (Albula vulpes) home range to spawning site linkages support a marine protected area designation	9
The representativeness of protected areas for Amazonian fish diversity under climate change	9
Knowledge gaps and challenges for conservation of Mediterranean wetlands: Evidence from a comprehensive inventory and literature analysis for Sardinia	9
Ecosystem responses to the eradication of common carp Cyprinus carpio using rotenone from a reservoir in South Africa	9
From individual vital rates to population dynamics: An integral projection model for European native oysters in a marine protected area	9
Evaluating the distribution of priority benthic habitats through a remotely operated vehicle to support conservation measures off Linosa Island (Sicily Channel, Mediterranean Sea)	9
Modelling the potential distribution of two tropical freshwater fish species under climate change scenarios	9
Unravelling the complex habitat use of the white mullet, Mugil curema, in several coastal environments from Neotropical Pacific and Atlantic waters	9
Communicating complex ocean issues: How strategically framed messages affect awareness and motivation when conveyed using narrative vs. expository language	9
Spawning areas and migration patterns in the early life history of Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758): Use of otolith microchemistry for conservation and sustainable management	9
A generic framework to assess the representation and protection of benthic ecosystems in European marine protected areas	9
Hobbyists acting simultaneously as anglers and aquarists: Novel pathways for non‐native fish and impacts on native fish	8
Historical and contemporary habitat use of sperm whales around the Galápagos Archipelago: Implications for conservation	8
Space‐use patterns of green turtles in industrial coastal foraging habitat: Challenges and opportunities for informing management with a large satellite tracking dataset	8
Putting publication into practice: A summary of the impact of selected articles published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems	8
Long‐term seagrass degradation: Integrating landscape, demographic, and genetic responses	8
Strongly structured populations and reproductive habitat fragmentation increase the vulnerability of the Mediterranean starry ray Raja asterias (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae)	8
Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area	8
Beware of changes: Conservation of Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins in disturbed habitats	8
Marine ecosystem science and the media: Exploring ways to improve news coverage through journalist–scientist working relations	8
Life history traits and conservation actions for the Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana), an endangered species occupying an anthropogenically impacted estuary	8
Distribution and establishment of the alien Australian redclaw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, in the Zambezi Basin	8
Long‐term photo‐identification study of fin whales in the Pelagos Sanctuary (NW Mediterranean) as a baseline for targeted conservation and mitigation measures	8
Diet composition of the Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) in structurally different artificial ponds based on stomach contents and stable isotope analyses	8
Use of remote sensing tools to predict focal areas for sea turtle conservation in the south‐western Atlantic	8
Critical information for fisheries monitoring may be available in social media	8
Regional population genetics and global phylogeography of the endangered highly migratory shark Lamna nasus: Implications for fishery management and conservation	8
Coastal development threatens Datan area supporting greatest fish diversity at Taoyuan Algal Reef, northwestern Taiwan	8
Stewardship and management of freshwater ecosystems: From Leopold's land ethic to a freshwater ethic	8
Genome‐wide SNP genotyping reveals hidden population structure of an acroporid species at a subtropical coral island: Implications for coral restoration	8
Spatial–temporal variations in biosonar activity of Yangtze finless porpoise in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and its correlation with underwater noise: Are quieter non‐shipping branches the	8

Incorporating in situ prey distribution into foraging habitat modelling for marine megafauna in the Solor waters of the Savu Sea, Indonesia	8
Assessment of the physical characteristics and fishing performance of gillnets using biodegradable resin (PBS/PBAT and PBSAT) to reduce ghost fishing	8
Predicting summer fin whale distribution in the Pelagos Sanctuary (north‐western Mediterranean Sea) to identify dynamic whale–vessel collision risk areas	8
Fishing and trade of devil rays (Mobula spp.) in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: Insights from fishers’ knowledge	8
Dammed river: Short‐ and long‐term consequences for fish species inhabiting a river in a Mediterranean climate in central Chile	8
Local management to support local fisheries: Rāhui (temporary closure) and bag limits for blackfoot abalone (Haliotis iris) in southern New Zealand	8
A rapid, non‐destructive method for sampling castrating parasites in endangered bivalve molluscs	8
Movements, diving behaviour and diet of type‐C killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica	8
First report of an egg nursery for the Critically Endangered flapper skate Dipturus intermedius (Rajiformes: Rajidae)	8
Scarring patterns of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, at a provisioning site in the Philippines	8
Towards a local mass mortality of the Mediterranean orange coral Astroides calycularis (Pallas, 1766) in the Pelagie Islands Marine Protected Area (Italy)	8
Conservation evaluation of three Nigerian streams in different vegetation zones demonstrates why pristine freshwater ecosystems in the Afrotropics should be protected	8
Marine spatial plans focusing on biodiversity conservation: The case of the Aegean Sea	8
Stable isotopes reveal the importance of terrestrially derived resources for the diet of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)	7
Environmental DNA reveals the temporal and spatial extent of spawning migrations of European shad in a highly fragmented river basin	7
Genetic structure of Orbicella faveolata population reveals high connectivity among a marine protected area and Varadero Reef in the Colombian Caribbean	7
Seasonal niche and spatial distribution modelling of the loggerhead (Caretta caretta) in the Adriatic and Ionian seas	7
Global‐scale genetic structure of a cosmopolitan cold‐water coral species	7
Environmental DNA evidence of the Critically Endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in historically occupied US waters	7
Demonstrating the practical impact of publications in Aquatic Conservation – The case of crucian carp Carassius carassius in the East of England	7
Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) in Bardiya National Park, Nepal: Population, habitat and threats	7
Using palaeolimnology to guide rehabilitation of a culturally significant lake in New Zealand	7
Commercial fishery bycatch risk for large juvenile and adult smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Florida waters	7
The Big Seaweed Search: Evaluating a citizen science project for a difficult to identify group of organisms	7
Quantifying links between instream woody habitat and freshwater fish species in south‐eastern Australia to inform waterway restoration	7
Detection of protection benefits for predatory fishes depends on census methodology	7
Dolphin population specialized in foraging with artisanal fishers requires zero‐bycatch management to persist	7
Age and growth of the Critically Endangered flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius	7
Integrating fine‐scale seafloor mapping and spatial pattern metrics into marine conservation prioritization	7
Sun coral management effectiveness in a wildlife refuge from south‐eastern Brazil	7
Bidirectional connectivity in fishways: A mitigation for impacts on fish migration of small hydropower facilities	7
Computing ship strikes and near miss events of fin whales along the main ferry routes in the Pelagos Sanctuary and adjacent west area, in summer	7
Validation of freshwater mussel life‐history strategies: A database and multivariate analysis of freshwater mussel life‐history traits	7
Behavioural and metabolic responses of Unionida mussels to stress	7
Bottlenose dolphins in the north‐western Adriatic Sea: Abundance and management implications	7
Using species distribution modelling to identify ‘coldspots’ for conservation of freshwater fishes under a changing climate	7
Pathways to impact for aquatic conservation science via multi‐modal communication and stakeholder engagement	7
A review of the conservation status of seasonal Nothobranchius fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes), a genus with a high level of threat, inhabiting ephemeral wetland habitats in Africa	7
Designing environmental DNA surveys in complex aquatic systems: Backpack sampling for rare amphibians in Sierra Nevada meadows	7
Fish species redundancy in estuaries: A major conservation concern in temperate estuaries under global change pressures	7
El Niño–Southern Oscillation impacts on jumbo squid habitat: Implication for fisheries management	7
Hydropower construction plans threaten the largest Brazilian national river	7
Selecting areas with rare and restricted fish species in mountain streams of Southern Brazil	7
Setting the net lower: A potential low‐cost mitigation method to reduce cetacean bycatch in drift gillnet fisheries	7
Adaptive responses of freshwater pearl mussels, Margaritifera margaritifera, to managed drawdowns	7
Effects of swim‐with‐dolphin tourism on the behaviour of spinner dolphins, at Samadai Reef in the Egyptian Red Sea	7
Morphometry and histology to assess the maturity stage of three endangered devil ray species (Elasmobranchii: Mobulidae) from the Gulf of California	7
A direct multiplex loop‐mediated isothermal amplification method to detect three CITES‐listed shark species	7
Fishes of the Irrawaddy River: Diversity and conservation	7
Comparison of spatial distribution models to predict subtidal burying habitat of the forage fish Ammodytes personatus in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada	7
A long‐term shift in the summer distribution of Hector’s dolphins is correlated with an increase in cruise ship tourism	7
Does fish growth respond to fishing restrictions within Marine Protected Areas? A case study of the striped red mullet in the south‐west Adriatic Sea (central Mediterranean)	6
Conservation genetics study of huchen in Slovenia recommends river system‐based management and indicates self‐sustainability of the middle Sava population	6
Bryde's whales in the North‐East Atlantic: New insights on site fidelity and connectivity between oceanic archipelagos	6
Queen Conch Lobatus gigas population estimates and age structure suggest a potential natural refuge on the Cay Sal Bank, The Bahamas	6
Modelling and predicting freshwater mussel distributions in the Midwestern USA	6
Life at the borderline: Responses of Ganges river dolphins to dry‐season flow regulation of river and canal habitats by the Farakka barrage	6
Tracking public interest and perceptions about smalltooth sawfish conservation in the USA using Instagram	6
Tracing trophic pathways through the marine ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)	6
Drivers of spatial behaviour of the endangered undulate skate, Raja undulata	6
Predicting aquatic invasions in a megadiverse region: Maximum‐entropy‐based modelling of six alien fish species in Malaysia	6
Don't go breaking apart: Anthropogenic disturbances predict meadow fragmentation of an endangered seagrass	6
Genetic analysis of the diet of red‐footed boobies (Sula sula) provisioning chicks at Ulupa'u Crater, O'ahu	6
Application of high‐throughput single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping for assessing the origin of Engraulis encrasicolus eggs	6
Long‐term monitoring shows that drought sensitivity and riparian land use change coincide with freshwater mussel declines	6
Captive breeding of European freshwater mussels as a conservation tool: A review	6
Examining the impacts of pinnipeds on Atlantic salmon: The effects of river restoration on predator–prey interactions	6
Freshwater turtle bycatch research supports science‐based fisheries management	6
Long‐term changes of marine subtidal benthic communities in North East Asia (Yellow and Japan seas) in a global change context: A review	6
Sick of attention: The effect of a stress‐related disease on juvenile green sea turtle behaviour in the face of intense and prolonged tourism	6
Influence of boat tourism on the behaviour of Solovetskiy beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Onega Bay, the White Sea	6
Global phylogeography of the smooth hammerhead shark: Glacial refugia and historical migration patterns	6
Promoting connectivity between priority freshwater sites for conservation in intermittent hydrological systems	6
A systematic review of the global freshwater mussel restoration toolbox	6
Biogeography, ecology, and conservation of mayfly communities of relict mountain streams, north‐eastern Algeria	6
Elasmobranch fishing and trade in Sarawak, Malaysia, with implications for management	6
Demographics and exploitation of two Near Threatened freshwater eels, Anguilla bengalensis and Anguilla bicolor, in small‐scale subsistence fisheries and implicatio	6
Seasonal distribution of the Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins: Implications for coastal habitat management	6
The ecology of the endemic quillwort Isoëtes malinverniana: From basic research to legal and in situ conservation	6
Monitoring Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin occurrences in a highly urbanized estuary for informing conservation and management	6
Dazed and confused: Behavioural constraints impose major challenges to fish passage in the neotropics	6