FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Predicting Geographic Ranges of Marine Animal Populations Using Stable Isotopes: A Case Study of Great Hammerhead Sharks in Eastern Australia BT AF Raoult, Vincent Trueman, Clive N Kingsbury, Kelsey M Gillanders, Bronwyn M Broadhurst, Matt K Williamson, Jane E Nagelkerken, Ivan Booth, David J Peddemors, Victor COUTURIER, Lydie IR Gaston, Troy F AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:3;5:4;6:5;7:3;8:6;9:7;10:8;11:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:; C1 School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, NSW, Australia Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences and The Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia Fisheries Conservation Technology Unit, National Marine Science Centre, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Mosman, NSW, Australia Univ Brest, IRD, Ifremer, CNRS, LEMAR, Plouzané, France C2 UNIV NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA UNIV SOUTHAMPTON, UK UNIV ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA UNIV SOUTHERN CROSS, AUSTRALIA UNIV MACQUARIE, AUSTRALIA UNIV SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA SIMS, AUSTRALIA UBO, FRANCE UM LEMAR IN WOS Cotutelle UMR DOAJ copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe IF 5.247 TC 6 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00662/77363/78935.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00662/77363/78936.zip https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00662/77363/78937.docx LA English DT Article DE ;habitat range population distributions;movement;species distribution model;sharks;manta rays;stable isotopes;tracking;isoscape AB Determining the geographic range of widely dispersed or migratory marine organisms is notoriously difficult, often requiring considerable costs and typically extensive tagging or exploration programs. While these approaches are accurate and can reveal important information on the species, they are usually conducted on only a small number of individuals and can take years to produce relevant results, so alternative approaches may be preferable. The presence of latitudinal gradients in stable carbon isotope compositions of marine phytoplankton offers a means to quickly determine likely geographic population ranges of species that rely on productivity from these resources. Across sufficiently large spatial and temporal scales, the stable carbon isotopes of large coastal or pelagic marine species should reflect broad geographic patterns of resource use, and could be used to infer geographic ranges of marine populations. Using two methods, one based on a global mechanistic model and the other on targeted low-cost latitudinal sampling of fishes, we demonstrate and compare these stable isotope approaches to determine the core population geography of an apex predator, the great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran). Both methods indicated similar geographic ranges and suggested that S. mokarran recorded in south-eastern Australia are likely to be from more northern Australian waters. These approaches could be replicated in other areas where coastlines span predictable geographic gradients in isotope values and be used to determine the core population geography of highly mobile species to inform management decisions. PY 2020 PD DEC SO Frontiers In Marine Science SN 2296-7745 PU Frontiers Media VL 7 UT 000598222700001 DI 10.3389/fmars.2020.594636 ID 77363 ER EF