Biological Oceanography

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(^) What happened to the stock of G. menardii during the glacial epochs, when it
appears to have nearly vanished from the Caribbean area? Either, the range contracted
into the remaining warm zone as cold isotherms moved toward the tropics, or
abundance dropped off everywhere as the species reproductive success or survival
declined throughout its range. CLIMAP, an elaborate study of ice-age distribution

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