Batoid Abundances, Spatial Distribution, and Life History Traits in the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea): Bridging a Knowledge Gap through Three Decades of Survey

Batoid Abundances, Spatial Distribution, and Life History Traits in the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea): Bridging a Knowledge Gap through Three Decades of Survey

Batoid species play a key role in marine ecosystems but unfortunately they have globally declined over the last decades. Given the paucity of information, abundance data and the main life history traits for batoids, obtained through about three decades of bottom trawl surveys, are presented and disc...

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Main Authors: Michele Luca Geraci, Sergio Ragonese, Danilo Scannella, Fabio Falsone, Vita Gancitano, Jurgen Mifsud, Miriam Gambin, Alicia Said, Sergio Vitale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
Mediterranean Sea
bottom trawl survey
spatial distribution
length at first maturity
Linfinity
sex ratio
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2189

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