Biodiversity & Conservation

Sensitivity

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Tope shark - Galeorhinus galeus - Sensitivity

Image Davy Holt - An adult tope shark. Image width ca 150 cm.
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Galeorhinus galeus recorded () and expected () distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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Biotope sensitivity assessment

Physical Factors

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Additional information

This review can be cited as follows:

Morvan Barnes 2008. Galeorhinus galeus. Tope shark. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 06/09/2010]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciessensitivity.php?speciesID=3368>

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