Climate, currents and species traits contribute to early stages of marine species redistribution.
Commun Biol
; 5(1): 1329, 2022 12 03.
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| ID: mdl-36463333
ABSTRACT
Anthropogenic climate change is causing a rapid redistribution of life on Earth, particularly in the ocean, with profound implications for humans. Yet warming-driven range shifts are known to be influenced by a variety of factors whose combined effects are still little understood. Here, we use scientist-verified out-of-range observations from a national citizen-science initiative to assess the combined effect of long-term warming, climate extremes (i.e., heatwaves and cold spells), ocean currents, and species traits on early stages of marine range extensions in two warming 'hotspot' regions of southern Australia. We find effects of warming to be contingent upon complex interactions with the strength of ocean currents and their mutual directional agreement, as well as species traits. Our study represents the most comprehensive account to date of factors driving early stages of marine species redistributions, providing important evidence for the assessment of the vulnerability of marine species distributions to climate change.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ciência do Cidadão
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Commun Biol
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Japão