Invasive range expansion by the Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, in the eastern North Pacific
A unique 16-year time series of deep video surveys in Monterey Bay reveals that the Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, has substantially expanded its perennial geographic range in the eastern North Pacific by invading the waters off central California. This sustained range expansion coincides with cha...
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Published in | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 104; no. 31; pp. 12948 - 12950 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
National Academy of Sciences
31.07.2007
National Acad Sciences |
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Summary: | A unique 16-year time series of deep video surveys in Monterey Bay reveals that the Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, has substantially expanded its perennial geographic range in the eastern North Pacific by invading the waters off central California. This sustained range expansion coincides with changes in climate-linked oceanographic conditions and a reduction in competing top predators. It is also coincident with a decline in the abundance of Pacific hake, the most important commercial groundfish species off western North America. Recognizing the interactive effects of multiple changes in the environment is an issue of growing concern in ocean conservation and sustainability research. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Present address: Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Edited by David M. Karl, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, and approved June 26, 2007 Author contributions: B.H.R. designed research; B.H.R. performed research; L.D.Z. analyzed data; and L.D.Z. and B.H.R. wrote the paper. |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.0702043104 |