Peer-reviewed Publications
Leurs, G., Nieuwenhuis, B. O., Zuidewind, T. J., Hijner, N., Olff, H., & Govers, L. L. (2023). Where land meets sea: Intertidal areas as keyhabitats for sharks and rays. Fish and Fisheries, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12735
Hyde, C. A., Notarbartolo, G., Sorrentino, L., Boyd, C., Finucci, B., Fowler, S. L., Kyne, P. M., Leurs, G., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Tetley, M. J., Womersley, F., Jabado, R. W. (2022). Putting sharks on the map: a global standard for improving shark area-based conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Clements, O. N., Leurs, G., Witbaard, R., Pen, I., Verkuil, Y. I., & Govers, L. L. (2022). Growth, maturity, and diet of the pearl whipray (Fontitrygon margaritella) from the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau. PeerJ, 10, e12894. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12894
Leurs, G., van der Reijden, K. J., Cheikhna Lemrabott, S. Y., Barry, I., Nonque, D. M., Olff, H., … Govers, L. L. (2021). Industrial Fishing Near West African Marine Protected Areas and Its Potential Effects on Mobile Marine Predators. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(March), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.602917
Leurs, G., Boman, E., & Walker, P. (2018). Range extension of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) within the Dutch Caribbean: First records of young individuals in the waters of Sint Eustatius. Science Matters, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.19185/matters.201803000002
O’Connell, C. P., & Leurs, G. (2016). A minimally invasive technique to assess several life-history characteristics of the endangered great hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran. Journal of Fish Biology, 88(3), 1257–1264. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12900
Leurs, G., O’Connell, C. P., Andreotti, S., Rutzen, M., & Vonk Noordegraaf, H. (2015). Risks and advantages of using surface laser photogrammetry on free-ranging marine organisms: a case study on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias. Journal of Fish Biology, 86(6), 1713–1728. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12678
Conference Presentations
The status of guitarfishes within two large intertidal areas in West Africa. American Elasmobranch Society (Virtual), 2021.
The status of guitarfishes within two large intertidal areas in West Africa. 24th Annual Meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association, Leiden (The Netherlands), 2021.
Trophic niche overlap of elasmobranchs and migratory waders in a tropical intertidal ecosystem. Netherlands Ecological Research Network, Lunteren (The Netherlands), 2021.
Spatiotemporal distribution of two reef-associated shark species: an integrative approach. Sharks International. João Pessoa (Brazil), 2018.
Elasmobranchs of the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania): Conservation and Ecological Importance. Sharks International. João Pessoa (Brazil), 2018.
Elasmobranchs of the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania): Conservation and Ecological importance. 21st Annual Meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 2017.
Priorities for elasmobranch conservation in the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania. Globalization of Fisheries: the prevalence, actors, ecological impact and regulation of illegal fishing. Texel (The Netherlands), 2017.
Spatiotemporal distribution of Caribbean reef sharks and nurse sharks around Saba. 20th Annual Meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association. Bristol (UK), 2016.
IUCN Red List Assessments
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Aetobatus ocellatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Aetomylaeus bovinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Fontitrygon margarita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Fontitrygon margaritella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Fontitrygon ukpam. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Gymnura altavela. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Gymnura sereti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Hypanus rudis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Negaprion brevirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Rhinobatos albimaculatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Rhinobatos irvinei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Rhinobatos rhinobatos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Bassos-Hull, K, Blanco-Parra, MP, Chartrain, E., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Dossa, J., de Bruyne, G., Herman, K., Leurs, G.H.L., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A., Tamo, A., Williams, A.B. & Dulvy, N.K. Rhinoptera marginata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.