Ocean Life: Past, Present, and Future
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References
Present Biodiversity (Main Map)
- Halpern, B., S. Walbridge, K. Selkoe, C. Kappel, F. Micheli, C. D'Agrosa, J. Bruno, et al. 2008. A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems. Science 319, no. 5865 (February 15): 948-952. doi:10.1126/science.1149345.
- Tittensor, D., C. Mora, W. Jetz, H. Lotze, D. Ricard, E. Vanden Berghe, and B. Worm. 2010. Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa. Nature 466, no. 7310: 1098-1101. doi:10.1038/nature09329.
A History of Removals
- Lund, J.N., E.A. Josephson, R.R. Reeves, and T.D. Smith. 2010. American Offshore Whaling Voyages: 1667-1927. Old Dartmouth Historical Society -- New Bedford Whaling Museum. Track lines are for voyages 272, 318, 455, 12570 and 15166 described therein.
- McClenachan, L. 2009. Documenting Loss of Large Trophy Fish from the Florida Keys with Historical Photographs. Conservation Biology 23, no. 3 (June): 636-643. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01152.x.
Going Farther, Catching Less
- Myers, R.A., and B. Worm. 2003. Rapid worldwide depletion of predatory fish communities. Nature 423, no. 6937 (May 15): 280-283. doi:10.1038/nature01610.
Where is Life Abundant?
- Wei, C., G.T. Rowe, E. Escobar-Briones, A. Boetius, T. Soltwedel, J. Caley, Y. Soliman, et al. 2010. Global Patterns and Predictions of Seafloor Biomass Using Random Forests. PLoS ONE 5, no. 12 (December 30): e15323. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015323.
Marine Biodiversity: Known, Unknown, Unknowable
- Bouchet, P. 2006. The magnitude of marine biodiversity. In The Exploration of Marine Biodiversity. Scientific and Technological Challenges, 31–62. Bilbao: Fundación BBVA.
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System. [August 1, 2010] www.iobis.org.
- Webb, T., E. Vanden Berghe, and R. O'Dor. 2010. Biodiversity's Big Wet Secret: The Global Distribution of Marine Biological Records Reveals Chronic Under-Exploration of the Deep Pelagic Ocean. PLoS ONE 5, no. 8: e10223. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010223.
