@article{fdi:010082565,
  title = {{D}ynamic use of coastal areas by bull sharks and the conciliation of conservation and management of negative human-wildlife interactions},
  author = {{M}ourier, {J}ohann and {S}oria, {M}arc and {B}laison, {A}. and {S}imier, {M}onique and {C}ertain, {G}. and {D}emichelis, {A}. and {H}attab, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{K}nowledge about spatial and temporal variability in the distribution and abundance of predators is necessary to adapt measures to mitigate human-wildlife interactions. {A}coustic telemetry and network analyses were used to investigate the spatial ecology of bull sharks, the species responsible for most shark bites in {R}eunion {I}sland, one of the world's shark bite hotspots. {T}he west coast of the island was not used uniformly by every individual, with size predicting the movements of sharks along the coast. {N}ode-based metrics - closeness, node strength, and cumulated continuous residency times - derived from up to 181 monthly movement networks from 20 individuals, revealed that smaller sharks (<250 cm total length) primarily used the south-west coast while larger individuals spent most of their time in the northern region with regular visits to multiple areas along the coast. {T}his study provides essential knowledge on bull shark behaviour and central areas used at different periods of the year, which correlates well with the dynamics of observed shark bites. {O}ur approach provides a non-invasive alternative to help predicting and anticipating human-shark conflicts and avoid shark culling programmes detrimental to the conservation of large predators such as sharks.},
  keywords = {acoustic telemetry ; {C}archarhinus leucas ; {I}ndian {O}cean ; network analysis ; {R}eunion {I}sland ; shark bite management ; shark risk ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {C}onservation : {M}arine and {F}reshwater {E}cosystems},
  volume = {31},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {2926--2937},
  ISSN = {1052-7613},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1002/aqc.3674},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082565},
}