Physiological traits of the Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus obtained during the TUNU-Expeditions to Northeast Greenland

Greenland sharks inhabit deep and extremely cold waters, although their distribution is quite wide. Somniosus microcephalus is the largest fish species in the Arctic Ocean, but is known to also thrive in more temperate North Atlantic. Its ecological role in the marine ecosystem is likely to be affec...

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Main Authors: Guido di Prisco, Nicoletta Ademollo, Stefania Ancora, Jørgen S. Christiansen, Daniela Coppola, Simonetta Corsolini, Sara Ferrando, Laura Ghigliotti, Daniela Giordano, Arve Lynghammar, Julius Nielsen, Eva Pisano, Roberta Russo, John F. Steffensen, Cinzia Verde
Other Authors: G. di Prisco, A.H.L. Huiskes, J. Elster, H.G.M. Edwards, di Prisco, Guido, Ademollo, Nicoletta, Ancora, Stefania, Christiansen, Jørgen S., Coppola, Daniela, Corsolini, Simonetta, Ferrando, Sara, Ghigliotti, Laura, Giordano, Daniela, Lynghammar, Arve, Nielsen, Juliu, Pisano, Eva, Russo, Roberta, Steffensen, John F., Verde, Cinzia
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP), British Ecological Society 2020
Subjects:
TUNU Programme
Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalu
chondrichthyan
Arctic ocean
resilience/vulnerability to climate change
oxygen transport
pollutant bioaccumulation
sensory capability: olfaction
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Climate change
North Atlantic
Somniosus microcephalus
Tunu
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11365/1071285
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108683319
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Summary:Greenland sharks inhabit deep and extremely cold waters, although their distribution is quite wide. Somniosus microcephalus is the largest fish species in the Arctic Ocean, but is known to also thrive in more temperate North Atlantic. Its ecological role in the marine ecosystem is likely to be affected by climate change. S. microcephalus is one of the longest-living vertebrate species. Within TUNU, it has become the target of joint investigations, including migration and genetic structuring, life history, oxygen transport, pollutant bioaccumulation, and sensory capability. This contribution mostly deals with the description of some physiological traits of the Greenland shark, S. microcephalus.

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