Current and future patterns of global marine mammal biodiversity.

Quantifying the spatial distribution of taxa is an important prerequisite for the preservation of biodiversity, and can provide a baseline against which to measure the impacts of climate change. Here we analyse patterns of marine mammal species richness based on predictions of global distributional...

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Main Authors: Kristin Kaschner, Derek P Tittensor, Jonathan Ready, Tim Gerrodette, Boris Worm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3100303?pdf=render