Conservation status of the world's hagfish species and the loss of phylogenetic diversity and ecosystem function

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 401-411

  Knapp, Landon ^a   Mincarone, Michael M ^b   Harwell, Heather ^a   Polidoro, Beth ^a   Sanciangco, Jonnell ^a   Carpenter, Kent ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation evaluation; Hagfish; Hagfishery; Red list

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; EXTINCTION RISK; FISH CULTURE; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HARVESTING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYLOGENETICS; RED LIST; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; EAST CHINA SEA; JAPAN; PACIFIC COAST [JAPAN]; PACIFIC OCEAN; TAIWAN;

HAGFISH; MYXINIDAE;

EID: 79960836125     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1202     Document Type: Article

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