Habitat-use of the vulnerable Atlantic Nurse Shark: a review.

ABSTRACT: Human activities have led to the loss of critical habitats for aquatic species at such an accelerated rate that habitat modification is considered a leading threat to biodiversity. Sharks and rays are considered the second most threatened group of vertebrates that have also suffered from habitat loss, especially in nursery grounds and reef-associated species. In this sense, actions toward the conservation of critical grounds for species survival are urgently needed, especially for those threatened with extinction. This study aimed to gather and provide information on the worldwide distribution and habitat association of the 'vulnerable' Atlantic Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum through a literature review performed at the Dimensions research database. A total of 30 studies

SUBMITTER: Bettcher VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276984 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature