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ArticleEcology and evolution2019

Essential waters: Young bull sharks in Fiji's largest riverine system.

Kerstin B J Glaus, Juerg M Brunnschweiler, Susanna Piovano, Gauthier Mescam, Franziska Genter, Pascal Fluekiger, Ciro Rico

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Kerstin B J GlausFaculty of Science, Technology and Environment, School of Marine Studies The University of the South Pacific Suva Fiji.
Juerg M BrunnschweilerIndependent Researcher Zurich Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-3279
Susanna PiovanoFaculty of Science, Technology and Environment, School of Marine Studies The University of the South Pacific Suva Fiji.
Gauthier MescamProjects Abroad Shark Conservation Project Fiji Goring-by-Sea UK.
Franziska GenterDepartment of Environmental Systems Science ETH Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Pascal FluekigerDepartment of Environmental Systems Science ETH Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Ciro RicoFaculty of Science, Technology and Environment, School of Marine Studies The University of the South Pacific Suva Fiji.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0822-336X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coastal and estuarine systems provide critical shark habitats due to their relatively high productivity and shallow, protected waters. The young (neonates, young-of-the-year, and juveniles) of many coastal shark species occupy a diverse range of habitats and areas where they experience environmental variability, including acute and seasonal shifts in local salinities and temperatures. Although the location and functioning of essential shark habitats has been a focus in recent shark research, there is a paucity of data from the South Pacific. In this study, we document the temporal and spatial distribution, age class composition, and environmental parameters of young bull sharks (

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Carcharhinus leucasessential fish habitatsneonatessalinitySouth Pacific

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PMCPMC6635934

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