Spatio-temporal patterns of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in the Adriatic Sea under environmental forcing.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how environmental factors affect species distribution is crucial for the conservation and management of marine organisms, especially in the face of global changes. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) is a demersal cold-temperate fish, considered a 'relict species' in the Adriatic Sea. Despite its significance to commercial fisheries in the region, the specific drivers behind its spatial and temporal patterns have not been thoroughly examined. Here, we fitted a set of Generalized Linear Mixed Effects Models to data collected in the Northern and Central Adriatic from 1999 to 2019 during the Mediterranean International Trawl Survey to investigate the potential influence of depth, seafloor temperature and seafloor dissolved oxygen on the annual biomass density and spatial distribution

SUBMITTER: Asciutto E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10959384 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature