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Endangered Species Research

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Online: ISSN 1613-4796

Print: ISSN 1863-5407

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr

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ESR Specials

Specials no. 9 onwards are Virtual Theme Sections. Articles in each Theme Section were published in the current ESR volume as soon as they became ready and are therefore listed in different regular volumes as well on the Theme Section contents pages shown below.

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Special No. 25published in ESR,

Organizers: Alistair Hobday, Chris Cvitanovic, Ingrid van Putten

Editors: Alistair Hobday (Guest Editor), Chris Cvitanovic (Guest Editor), Ingrid van Putten (Guest Editor), Mark Hamann, Brendan J. Godley

Photo: Sierra Ison

Managing flatback turtles for the future

Special No. 24published in ESR, Nov 01, 2023

Organizers: David Ebert, Paula Carlson, Peter Kyne

Editors: Peter Kyne, David Ebert, Paula Carlson, Charlie Huveneers, Brendan J. Godley

Photo: Bottlenose wedgefish, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Photo credit: Arnaud Brival

Global status of wedgefish and guitarfish

Special No. 23published in ESR, Jun 01, 2020

Organizer: Brendan Godley

Editors: Joanna Alfaro Shigueto, Paolo Casale, Louise Chilvers, Austin Gallagher, Eric Gilman, Brendan Godley, Simon Goldsworthy, Mark Hamann, Sasha Hooker, Jeremy Kiszka, Rebecca Lewison, Helene Marsh, Jeff Mangel, Bryan Wallace

Photo: ProDelphinus

Marine vertebrate bycatch: problems and solutions

Special No. 22published in ESR, May 01, 2020

Organizer: Brendan Godley

Editors: Ana Cañadas, Eric Gilman, Brendan Godley, Mark Hamann, Matt Hayward, Sandra Hochscheid, Sasha Hooker, Rebecca Lewison, Michael Mahony, Eduardo Martins, Clive R. McMahon, Richard Reina, Rory Wilson

Photo: Hyago Luiz

Biologging in conservation

Special No. 21published in ESR, Feb 01, 2020

Organizer: Brendan Godley

Editors: Louise Chilvers, Matthew Godfrey, Brendan Godley, Robert G. Harcourt, Mark Hamann, Sasha Hooker, Bryan Wallace, Rory Wilson

Photo: Oiled erect crested penguins from Bounties Islands, NZ. Photo credit: L. Chilvers

Marine pollution and endangered species

Special No. 20published in ESR, Jan 01, 2020

Organizer: Brendan Godley

Editors: Ana Cañadas, Jaume Forcada, Brendan Godley, Helene Marsh, Alan F. Rees, Rory Wilson

Photo: © Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab, NOAA Permit No. 14809-03

Drones in conservation research

Special No. 19published in ESR, Jun 01, 2019

Organizers: Dean Grubbs, Gregg R. Poulakis

Editors: Mike Bruford, Steven Cooke, Brendan Godley, Dean Grubbs (Guest Editor), Eduardo Martins, Gregg Poulakis (Guest Editor)

Photo: Adult female smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata tagged with an archival satellite tag off the Florida Keys. Photo credit: Dean Grubbs

Biology and ecology of sawfishes

Special No. 18published in ESR, May 01, 2018

Editors: Douglas P. Nowacek, Ph.D., Duke University, NC, USA (Guest Editor); Brandon L. Southall, Ph.D., Southall Environmental Associates Santa Cruz, CA, USA (Guest Editor); Wendy E. Dow Piniak, Ph.D., Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA (Guest Editor)

21st century paradigms for measuring and managing the effects of anthropogenic ocean noise

Special No. 17published in ESR Vol. 33, May 18, 2017

Editorial team for the Theme Section: Nick Pilcher, Marine Research Foundation, Sebah, Malaysia (Guest Editor); Andre Landry, Professor of Marine Biology and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Retired) Texas A&M University at Galveston,TX, USA (Guest Editor); Michael Moore, Senior Research Specialist Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA, USA (Guest Editor); Michael Ziccardi, Director of California’s Oiled Wildlife Care Network, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA (Guest Editor); Tracey Goldstein, One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA (Guest Editor)

Theme Section coordinators: Bryan Wallace, Abt Environmental Research, Inc. and Duke University Marine Lab (Contact person; bwallace(at)stratusconsulting.com); Barbara Schroeder NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources; Brian Stacy NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources; Lori Schwacke NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Teri Rowles NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources

Photos: Mark Dodd (left), Blair Witherington (right)

Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on protected marine species

Special No. 16published in ESR, Mar 01, 2016

Guest Editors: Randall Reeves, Greg Donovan

Photo: A gray whale Eschrichtius robustus 'spyhops' on the near-shore feeding ground off north-eastern Sakhalin Island, Russia. Photo credit: Yuri Yakovlev

Seismic survey and western gray whales

Special No. 15published in ESR, Mar 01, 2016

Editorial Team for the Theme Section: Dr. David Hyrenbach, Hawaii Pacific University (Guest Editor); Dr. Patrick Halpin, Duke Universty (Guest Editor); Daniel Dunn, Duke University (Guest Editor); Dr. Sara Maxwell, Stanford University (Guest Editor); Dr. Lisa M. Wedding, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University (Guest and Contact Editor; lwedding(at)stanford.edu).

Photo: Oceanographic remote sensing and biological diversity estimates can be combined in Geographic Information Systems to model the pelagic environment. Image: Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

Geospatial approaches to support pelagic conservation planning and adaptive management

Special No. 14published in ESR, Jun 01, 2015

Editors: Anna Nekaris, Carly Starr (Guest Editor)

Photo: From left to right: Sumatran slow loris Nycticebus coucang hilleri (Photo: K.A.I. Nekaris); pygmy slow loris Nycticebus pygmaeus (photo: K.A.I. Nekaris); Javan slow loris Nycticebus javanicus (photo: A. Walmsley); Bengal slow loris Nycticebus bengalensis (photo: N. Das)

Conservation and ecology of slow lorises

Special No. 13published in ESR, Dec 01, 2013

Guest Editors: Edward Gregr, Mark Baumgartner, Kristin Laidre, Daniel Palacios

Photo: Humpback and right whale high-use areas in the Gulf of Maine shown on a regional sea surface temperature image.

Beyond marine mammal habitat modeling: applications for ecology and conservation

Special No. 12published in ESR, Jul 01, 2013

Guest Editors: Simon Northridge, William Perrin, Andy Read, Randall Reeves, Tim Werner

Photo: La Plata dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei entangled in a standard gillnet. Photo credit: P. Bordino

Techniques for reducing bycatch of marine mammals in gillnets

Special No. 11published in ESR, May 01, 2012

Editors: Dr. Steven Cooke, Carleton University, Canada (Responsible Editor); Dr. Craig Paukert, USGS/University of Missouri (Guest Editor); Dr. Zeb Hogan, University of Nevada/National Geographic (Guest Editor)

Photo: Colorado River in the Grand Canyon (by Craig Paukert).

Endangered river fish: threats and conservation options

Special No. 10published in ESR, Apr 01, 2011

Editors: Giovanni Bearzi, Jörg Ganzhorn, Luca Luiselli, Anna Nekaris, Christoph Schwitzer, William Wallace

Photo: Courtesy of Christoph Schwitzer

Responses of animals to habitat alteration (degradation, fragmentation, agricultural use, restoration)Special No. 9published in ESR, Feb 01, 2011

Editors: Mike Bruford, John Fa, Anna Nekaris, Vincent Nijman

Photo: Dwi, WCU Sumatra

Primate conservation: measuring and mitigating trade in primates

Special No. 8published in ESR Vol. 10, Mar 01, 2010

Editors: Stuart Bearhop, Giovanni Bearzi, Barbara Block, Steven Bograd, Steven J. Cooke, Daniel Costa, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brendan J. Godley, Cornelius Hammer, David Hodgson, Sascha K. Hooker, Jason Matthiopoulos, Clive McMahon, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Rory Wilson

Biologging technologies: new tools for conservation

Special No. 7published in ESR Vol. 9, Jan 01, 2010

Editors: Mike Bruford, Andrew Cunningham, Brendan Godley, Helene Marsh, Jeffrey Seminoff

Forensic methods in conservation research

Special No. 6published in ESR Vol. 8, Jul 01, 2009

Editors: Stephen Rossiter, Fiona Mathews

Bats: status, threats and conservation successes

Special No. 5published in ESR Vol. 7, Jul 01, 2009

Editors: Rachel T. Graham, Kevin L. Rhodes, Brendan J. Godley

Range-wide status and conservation of the goliath grouper

Special No. 4published in ESR Vol. 7, May 14, 2009

Editors: Matthew H. Godfrey, Brendan J. Godley, Lee Hannah, Jeffrey A. Seminoff

Incorporating climate change into endangered species conservation

Special No. 3published in ESR Vol. 6, Dec 30, 2008

Editors: Matthew H. Godfrey, Brendan J. Godley, David L. Roberts

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: assessing its utility and value

Special No. 2published in ESR Vol. 5, Dec 23, 2008

Editors: Rebecca Lewison, Sascha Hooker, David Hodgson, David Agnew, Daniel Oro, Clement Tisdell, Helene Marsh, Rory Wilson, Brendan Godley, Steven Cooke, Andrew Cunningham, Jason Matthiopoulos, Cornelius Hammer, Jeffrey Seminoff

Fisheries bycatch: problems and solutions