Functional, size and taxonomic diversity of fish along a depth gradient in the deep sea

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Beth L. Mindel, Francis C. Neat, Clive N. Trueman, Thomas J. Webb, Julia L. Blanchard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
• Subjects: Bathymetry; Deep scattering layer; Environmental gradient; Morphometrics; Rockall Trough; Trait-based approach; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2387; https://doaj.org/article/e020100462ca4895af27114dec86b7ee

Biodiversity is well studied in ecology and the concept has been developed to include traits of species, rather than solely taxonomy, to better reflect the functional diversity of a system. The deep sea provides a natural environmental gradient within which to study changes in different diversity me...