Defining Sex-Specific Habitat Suitability for a Northern Gulf of Mexico Shark Assemblage

Defining Sex-Specific Habitat Suitability for a Northern Gulf of Mexico Shark Assemblage

Understanding the factors that influence species’ distributions is crucial for implementing effective management and conservation practices, yet difficult for highly vagile species like sharks. Many shark species demonstrate either spatial and/or temporal sexual segregation, further confounding accu...

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Main Authors: J. M. Drymon, S. Dedman, J. T. Froeschke, E. A. Seubert, A. E. Jefferson, A. M. Kroetz, J. F. Mareska, S. P. Powers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
sexual segregation
boosted regression trees
BRT
fisheries-independent monitoring
bottom longline
elasmobranch
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00035/full

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