Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem.
Science
; 353(6295): 169-72, 2016 Jul 08.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27387951
Ecosystem reconfigurations arising from climate-driven changes in species distributions are expected to have profound ecological, social, and economic implications. Here we reveal a rapid climate-driven regime shift of Australian temperate reef communities, which lost their defining kelp forests and became dominated by persistent seaweed turfs. After decades of ocean warming, extreme marine heat waves forced a 100-kilometer range contraction of extensive kelp forests and saw temperate species replaced by seaweeds, invertebrates, corals, and fishes characteristic of subtropical and tropical waters. This community-wide tropicalization fundamentally altered key ecological processes, suppressing the recovery of kelp forests.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Clima Tropical
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Mudança Climática
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Antozoários
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Kelp
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Extinção Biológica
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Recifes de Corais
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Science
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália