Publications by authors named "Cristina S Lima"
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- The study investigates the genetic diversity of the Madeira rockfish across the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions, highlighting the importance of understanding climate factors in species distribution.
- Analyzing 150 individuals from seven locations revealed no significant genetic structure or barriers between the two basins, suggesting greater gene flow than previously thought.
- The research uncovers a high level of genetic diversity, which is unusual for rocky coastal species, and discusses potential impacts of climate change on the species' distribution.
The displacement of species from equatorial latitudes to temperate locations following the increase in sea surface temperatures is among the significant reported consequences of climate change. Shifts in the distributional ranges of species result in fish communities tropicalisation, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe distribution and demographic patterns of marine organisms in the north Atlantic were largely shaped by climatic changes during the Pleistocene, when recurrent glacial maxima forced them to move south or to survive in northern peri-glacial refugia. These patterns were also influenced by biological and ecological factors intrinsic to each species, namely their dispersion ability. The ballan wrasse (), the largest labrid fish along Europe's continental margins, is a target for fisheries and aquaculture industry.
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