Biological and ecological traits of marine species
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Biological and ecological traits of marine species
This paper reviews the utility and availability of biological and ecological traits for marine species so as to prioritise the development of a world database on marine species traits. In addition, the 'status' of species for conservation, that is, whether they are introduced or invasive, of fishery or aquaculture interest, harmful, or used as an ecological indicator, were reviewed because thes...
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عنوان ژورنال: PeerJ
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2167-8359
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1201