Past and recent demographic histories of western Mediterranean demersal chondrichthyans

• Main Author: Ramírez-Amaro, S. (Sergio)
• Other Authors: Massutí, E. (Enric), Terrasa, B. (Bárbara)|
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) 2017
• Subjects: Chondrichthyans; batoids; Scyliorhinus canicula; Galeus melastomus; Etmopterus spinax; Raja clavata; Raja spp; Dasyatis cf. tortonesei; Dipturus nidarosiensis; vulnerable species; demersal; assemblages; diversity; population dynamics; abundance; biomass; length at first maturity; length frequency; population genetic structure; connectivity; demographic history; phylogeny; speciation; mtDNA; STRs; DNA barcoding; temporal trends; assessment; conservation status; management; recovery; fisheries; bottom trawl; research survey; GFCM; Mediterranean; Canicula
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/11363

Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras) play a key role in marine ecosystems, since they are top predators. Because of their life-history traits (slow growth, late maturity and low fecundity), they are especially vulnerable to fishing. In the Mediterranean, which hosts 7% of living chondrichthy...