Historical and ecological drivers of the spatial pattern of Chondrichthyes species richness in the Mediterranean Sea.

Chondrichthyes, which include Elasmobranchii (sharks and batoids) and Holocephali (chimaeras), are a relatively small group in the Mediterranean Sea (89 species) playing a key role in the ecosystems where they are found. At present, many species of this group are threatened as a result of anthropoge...

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Main Authors: María José Meléndez, José Carlos Báez, José Miguel Serna-Quintero, Juan Antonio Camiñas, Ignacio de Loyola Fernández, Raimundo Real, David Macías
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5391105?pdf=render