Global patterns of species richness in coastal cephalapods

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Rosa, Rui, Pissara, Vasco, Borges, Francisco O., Xavier, Jose, Gleadall, Ian G., Golikov, Alexey, Bello, Giamattista, Morais, Liliane, Lishchenko, Fedor, Roura, Alvaro, Judkins, Heather L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2019
• Subjects: biogeography; mollusk; cephalapod; cuttlefish; squid; octopus; species richness; biodiversity; Biology; Other Geography; Arctic; Southern Ocean; Pacific; Indian; Oyashio; Sunda; Climate change
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fac_publications/3814; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00469

Within the context of global climate change and overfishing of fish stocks, there is some evidence that cephalopod populations are benefiting from this changing setting. These invertebrates show enhanced phenotypic flexibility and are found from polar regions to the tropics. Yet, the global patterns...