Shark Research

This pioneering book, written by experts in shark biology, examines technologies such as autonomous vehicle tracking, underwater video approaches, molecular genetics techniques, and accelerometry, among many others. Each detailed chapter offers new insights and promises for future studies of elasmobranch biology.

Chapter 1 Dietary Biomarkers in Shark Foraging and Movement Ecology Chapter 2 Size-Based Insights into the Ecosystem Role of Sharks and Rays Chapter 3 Advances in the Application of High-Resolution Biologgers to Elasmobranch Fishes Chapter 4 Using Aerial Surveys to Investigate the Distribution, Abundance, and Behavior of Sharks and Rays Chapter 5 Animal-Borne Video Cameras and Their Use to Study Shark Ecology and Conservation Chapter 6 Use of Autonomous Vehicles for Tracking and Surveying of Acoustically Tagged Elasmobranchs Chapter 7 The Use of Stationary Underwater Video for Sampling Sharks Chapter 8 Acoustic Telemetry Chapter 9 Imaging Technologies in the Field and Laboratory Chapter 10 History and Mystery of Age and Growth Studies in Elasmobranchs: Common Methods and Room for Improvement Chapter 11 Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Shark Ageing and Biology Chapter 12 Photographic Identification of Sharks Chapter 13 Genetics and Genomics for Fundamental and Applied Research on Elasmobranchs Chapter 14 Environmental DNA (eDNA): A Valuable Tool for Ecological Inference and Management of Sharks and Their Relatives Chapter 15 Shark CSI·The Application of DNA Forensics to Elasmobranch Conservation Chapter 16 Citizen Science in Shark and Ray Research and Conservation: Strengths, Opportunities, Considerations, and Pitfalls Chapter 17 Social Science and Its Application to the Studies of Shark Biology Chapter 18 Network Analysis and Theory in Shark Ecology·Methods and Applications Chapter 19 Satellite Tracking Technologies and Their Application to Shark Movement Ecology