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

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

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