Mediterranean nekton traits: distribution, relationships and significance for marine ecology monitoring and management
Biological traits are increasingly used in order to study aspects of ecology as they are related to the organisms’ fitness. Here we analyze a dataset of 23 traits regarding the life cycle, distribution, ecology and behavior of 235 nektonic species of the Mediterranean Sea in order to evaluate the di...
Main Authors: | Evangelos Tzanatos, Catherine Moukas, Martha Koutsidi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-02-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/8494.pdf |
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