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Functional diversity of sharks and rays is highly vulnerable and supported by unique species and locations worldwide

Catalina Pimiento Orcid Logo, Camille Albouy, Daniele Silvestro Orcid Logo, Théophile L. Mouton Orcid Logo, Laure Velez, David Mouillot Orcid Logo, Aaron B. Judah Orcid Logo, John Griffin Orcid Logo, Fabien Leprieur

Nature Communications, Volume: 14, Issue: 1

Swansea University Authors: Catalina Pimiento Orcid Logo, John Griffin Orcid Logo

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Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) are among the most threatened marine vertebrates, yet their global functional diversity remains largely unknown. Here, we use a trait dataset of >1000 species to assess elasmobranch functional diversity and compare it against other previously studied biodiv...

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