Peer-reviewed Publications
Nauta, J., Leurs, G., Nieuwenhuis, B. O., Mathijssen, D. R. A. H., Olff, H., Bouma, T. J., Van Der Wal, D., Hijner, N., Regalla, A., Pontes, S. L., & Govers, L. L. (2024). Bioturbation by Benthic Stingrays Alters the Biogeomorphology of Tidal Flats. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-024-00901-4
Leurs, G., Nieuwenhuis, B. O., Zuidewind, T. J., Hijner, N., Olff, H., & Govers, L. L. (2023). Where land meets sea: Intertidal areas as key-habitats for sharks and rays. Fish and Fisheries, 24(3), 407–426. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12735
Leurs, G., Verkuil, Y. I., Hijner, N., Saalmann, F., Dos Santos, L., Regalla, A., Ledo Pontes, S., Yang, L., Naylor, G. J. P., Olff, H., & Govers, L. L. (2023). Addressing data-deficiency of threatened sharks and rays in a highly dynamic coastal ecosystem using environmental DNA. Ecological Indicators, 154(March), 110795–110795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110795
Ebert, D. A., Garcias, A. C., Fahmi, Pestana, A. G., Muñoz, S. H., Leurs, G., & Simeon, B. M. (2023). Searching for lost sharks: Extinct or alive? Oryx, 57(4), 419–420. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605323000509
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–e12894. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12894
Hyde, C. A., Notarbartolo di Sciara, 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, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.968853
Leurs, G., van der Reijden, K. J., Cheikhna Lemrabott, S. Y., Barry, I., Nonque, D. M., Olff, H., Ledo Pontes, S., Regalla, A., & 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. 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
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.