Shark Research: Emerging Technologies and Applications for the Field and Laboratory

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1

Dietary Biomarkers in Shark Foraging and Movement Ecology

[Samantha E.M. Munroe, Lauren Meyer, and Michael R. Heithaus]

Chapter 2

Size-Based Insights into the Ecosystem Role of Sharks and Rays

[Nicholas K. Dulvy and Rowan Trebilco]

Chapter 3

Advances in the Application of High-Resolution Biologgers to Elasmobranch Fishes

[Nicholas M. Whitney, Karissa O. Lear, Adrian C. Gleiss, Nicholas Payne, and Connor F. White]

Chapter 4

Using Aerial Surveys to Investigate the Distribution, Abundance, and Behavior of Sharks and Rays

[Jeremy J. Kiszka and Michael R. Heithaus]

Chapter 5

Animal-Borne Video Cameras and Their Use to Study Shark Ecology and Conservation

[Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Carl G. Meyer, Yuuki Y. Watanabe, and Michael R. Heithaus]

Chapter 6

Use of Autonomous Vehicles for Tracking and Surveying of Acoustically Tagged Elasmobranchs

[Christopher G. Lowe, Connor F. White, and Christopher M. Clark]

Chapter 7

The Use of Stationary Underwater Video for Sampling Sharks

[Euan S. Harvey, Julia Santana-Garcon, Jordan Goetze, Benjamin J. Saunders, and Mike Cappo]

Chapter 8

Acoustic Telemetry

[Michelle R. Heupel, Steven T. Kessel, Jordan K. Matley, and Colin A. Simpfendorfer]

Chapter 9

Imaging Technologies in the Field and Laboratory

[Kara E. Yopak, Jeffrey C. Carrier, and Adam P. Summers]

Chapter 10

History and Mystery of Age and Growth Studies in Elasmobranchs: Common Methods and Room for Improvement

[Lisa J. Natanson, Allen H. Andrews, Michelle S. Passerotti, Sabine P. Wintner]

Chapter 11

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Shark Ageing and Biology

[Cassandra L. Rigby, William J. Foley, and Colin A. Simpfendorfer]

Chapter 12

Photographic Identification of Sharks

[Simon J. Pierce, Jason Holmberg, Alison A. Kock, and Andrea D. Marshall]

Chapter 13

Genetics and Genomics for Fundamental and Applied Research on Elasmobranchs

[Jennifer R. Ovenden, Christine Dudgeon, Pierre Feutry, Kevin Feldheim, and Gregory E. Maes]

Chapter 14

Environmental DNA (eDNA): A Valuable Tool for Ecological Inference

and Management of Sharks and Their Relatives

[Agnes Le Port, Judith Bakker, Madalyn K. Cooper, Roger Huerlimann, and Stefano Mariani]

Chapter 15

Shark CSI・The Application of DNA Forensics to Elasmobranch Conservation

[Diego Cardeñosa and Demian D. Chapman]

Chapter 16

Citizen Science in Shark and Ray Research and Conservation:

Strengths, Opportunities, Considerations, and Pitfalls

[Andrew Chin and Gretta Pecl]

Chapter 17

Social Science and Its Application to the Studies of Shark Biology

[Karin Gerhardt, Amy Diedrich, and Vanessa Jaiteh]

Chapter 18

Network Analysis and Theory in Shark Ecology・Methods and Applications

[Johann Mourier, Elodie Lédée, Tristan Guttridge, and David M.P. Jacoby]

Chapter 19

Satellite Tracking Technologies and Their Application to Shark Movement Ecology

[Luciana C. Ferreira, Kate L. Mansfield, Michele Thums, and Mark G. Meekan]