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History of expansion and anthropogenic collapse in a top marine predator of the Black Sea estimated from genetic data.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Sept 2012
Fontaine Michaël C, Snirc Alodie, Frantzis Alexandros, Koutrakis Emmanuil, Oztürk Bayram, Oztürk Ayaka A, Austerlitz Fréderic
Abstract excerpt
Two major ecological transitions marked the history of the Black Sea after the last Ice Age. The first was the postglacial transition from a brackish-water to a marine ecosystem dominated by porpoises and dolphins once this basin was reconnected back to the Mediterranean Sea (ca. 8,000 y B.P.). The second occurred during the past decades, when overfishing and hunting activities brought these predators close to...
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