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The allometry of cannibalism in piscivorous fishes

Science and uncertainty in habitat conservation planning

The scientific foundations of habitat conservation plans: A quantitative assessment

Food hoarding: Future value in optimal foraging decisions

Tempo and mode of evolutionary radiation in Iguanian lizards

Biological uncertainty and extinction risk for Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Building on Beverton's legacy: Life history variation and fisheries management

Invasion pathways of karnal bunt of wheat into the United States

Karnal bunt of wheat (caused by Tilletia indica) was first detected in the United States in Arizona in 1996. The seed lots of infected, spring-habit, durum wheat associated with the initial detection were traced to planted fields in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. However, in the summer of 1997, the disease appeared in unrelated, winter-habit, bread wheat located over 700 km from the nearest potentially contaminated wheat from 1996 (and destroyed prior to reinfection).

Global trajectories of the long-term decline of coral reef ecosystems

Degradation of coral reef ecosystems began centuries ago but there is no global summary of the magnitude of change. We compiled records, extending back thousands of years, of the status and trends of seven major guilds of carnivores, herbivores, and architectural species from 14 regions. Large animals declined before small animals and architectural species, and Atlantic reefs declined before reefs in the Red Sea and Australia, but the trajectories of decline were strikingly similar worldwide. All reefs were substantially degraded long before outbreaks of coral disease and bleaching.

Ecological and economic components of alternative fishing methods to reduce bycatch of marlin in a tropical pelagic ecosystem