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ArticleNature communications2025

Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean.

Lily K Bentley, Dina Nisthar, Ei Fujioka, Corrie Curtice, Sarah E DeLand, Ben Donnelly, Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Ellie I Heywood, Connie Y Kot, Guillermo Ortuño Crespo and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Lily K BentleyCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-6385
Dina NistharCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2873-4060
Ei FujiokaMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-8199-7542
Corrie CurticeMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Sarah E DeLandMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Ben DonnellyMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Autumn-Lynn HarrisonSmithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Migratory Bird Center, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6213-1765
Ellie I HeywoodMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Connie Y KotMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-5289
Guillermo Ortuño CrespoMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Sarah PoulinMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Patrick N HalpinMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5845-3588
Daniel C DunnCentre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia. daniel.dunn@uq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8932-0681

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal migrations are extensive, ubiquitous, and in decline. To effectively protect migratory species, it is often crucial to identify the interconnected sets of sites they rely upon. Gaps between primary ecological research and synthesised information that is useful to policymakers has limited effective conservation of long-distance migrants, particularly in the marine realm. By synthesising 1304 references to identify 1787 sites and develop model migratory networks for 109 species, we show the minimum extent of marine megafauna connectivity across the global oceans. Our analyses underscore the importance of transboundary cooperation for migratory species conservation at scales larger than current regional structures afford and provide a free online system that will enable policymakers to efficiently summarise how marine migrants use and connect their jurisdictions.

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Animal MigrationAquatic OrganismsInvertebratesAnimalsConservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemOceans and Seas

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PMCPMC12062312

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