Reef Sharks Exhibit Site-Fidelity and Higher Relative Abundance in Marine Reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Mark E. Bond; Elizabeth A. Babcock; Ellen K. Pikitch; Debra L. Abercrombie; Norlan F. Lamb; Demian D. Chapman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032983

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Reef Sharks Exhibit Site-Fidelity and Higher Relative Abundance in Marine Reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Mark E. Bond ,

* E-mail: markbond8@gmail.com

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Elizabeth A. Babcock,

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Ellen K. Pikitch,

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Debra L. Abercrombie,

Affiliation Abercrombie and Fish, Port Jefferson Station, New York, United States of America
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Norlan F. Lamb,

Affiliation Absolondna, Dangriga, Belize
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Demian D. Chapman

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Reef Sharks Exhibit Site-Fidelity and Higher Relative Abundance in Marine Reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Mark E. Bond,
Elizabeth A. Babcock,
Ellen K. Pikitch,
Debra L. Abercrombie,
Norlan F. Lamb,
Demian D. Chapman

Published: March 8, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032983

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Publication: NBC 6 Miami
Title: “"Chum Cam" Study Shows Protecting Areas of Ocean a Plus for Fish and Sharks | NBC 6 Miami”
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Publication: Scientific American
Title: “'Chum Cam' Helps Catalog Endangered Sharks: Scientific American”
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Publication: Our Amazing Planet
Title: “Underwater Cameras Help Count Sharks ǀ Endangered Species, Marine Protected Areas | OurAmazingPlanet.com”
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Publication: The Washington Post
Title: “Using ‘chum cams,’ scientists find protected areas benefit sharks - The Washington Post”
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Publication: Stony Brook News
Title: “Counting Sharks with Cameras: "Chum Cam" Underwater Video Survey Shows that Reef Sharks Thrive in Marine Reserves”
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The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Mongabay.com
Title: “Camera traps go under the ocean, seeking sharks”
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Publication: SmartPlanet
Title: “Counting the sharks | SmartPlanet”
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Publication: Bits of Science
Title: “In marine reserves reef sharks do well | Bits of Science”
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Reef Sharks Exhibit Site-Fidelity and Higher Relative Abundance in Marine Reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

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