@article{fdi:010072443,
  title = {{E}nvironmental and anthropogenic factors affecting the increasing occurrence of shark-human interactions around a fast-developing {I}ndian {O}cean island [+ {C}orrigendum]},
  author = {{L}agabrielle, {E}rwann and {A}llibert, {A}. and {K}iszka, {J}. {J}. and {L}oiseau, {N}. and {K}ilfoil, {J}. {P}. and {L}emahieu, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}nderstanding the environmental drivers of interactions between predators and humans is critical for public safety and management purposes. {I}n the marine environment, this issue is exemplified by shark-human interactions. {T}he annual shark bite incidence rate ({SBIR}) in {L}a {R}eunion ({I}ndian {O}cean) is among the highest in the world (up to 1 event per 24,000 hours of surfing) and has experienced a 23-fold increase over the 2005-2016 period. {S}ince 1988, 86% of shark bite events on ocean-users involved surfers off the leeward coast, where 96% of surfing activities took place. {W}e modeled the {SBIR} as a function of environmental variables, including benthic substrate, sea temperature and period of day. {T}he {SBIR} peaked in winter, during the afternoon and dramatically increased on coral substrate since the mid-2000s. {S}easonal patterns of increasing {SBIR} followed similar fluctuations of large coastal shark occurrences (particularly the bull shark {C}archarhinus leucas), consistent with the hypothesis that higher shark presence may result in an increasing likelihood of shark bite events. {P}otential contributing factors and adaptation of ocean-users to the increasing shark bite hazard are discussed. {T}his interdisciplinary research contributes to a better understanding of shark-human interactions. {T}he modeling method is relevant for wildlife hazard management in general.},
  keywords = {{OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 3676 [13  + corrigendum art. no 10303]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-018-21553-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072443},
}