A Gap Analysis of the Distributions of Cephalopod Species Worldwide with a Focus on Commercially Important Species
Abstract
Cephalopods are valuable species as they provide ecological functions and are also
important commercially and scientifically. This study attempts to adequately describe
the distribution of Class Cephalopoda as well as focusing on a few commercial species
ranges. Data from an extensive literature search and several databases such as OBIS
and AquaMaps were analyzed to show areas where information is lacking due to no research
conducted in the area versus where literature research is excluded from OBIS. For
the species distributions modeled in AquaMaps, an accuracy assessment was performed
to show if all of the locations where the species have been found would be included
within the suspected range. Recommendations for more research or greater conservation
actions will also be given for each of the commercial species examined. Fisheries
data on the commercial species will be compared to the distributional extents to show
where better management practices might be needed.
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Fries, Alexandra Stikas (2010). A Gap Analysis of the Distributions of Cephalopod Species Worldwide with a Focus on
Commercially Important Species. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/2162.Collections
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