Andrzejaczek, Samantha;
Lucas, Tim;
Goodman, Maurice;
Hussey, Nigel;
Armstrong, Amelia;
Carlisle, Aaron;
Coffey, Daniel;
... Curnick, David James; + view all
(2022)
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology.
Science Advances
, 8
(33)
, Article eabo1754. 10.1126/sciadv.abo1754.
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Abstract
Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1126/sciadv.abo1754 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo1754 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2022 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC). |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10154180 |
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