Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans

Elvira S Poloczanska; Michael T Burrows; Christopher J Brown; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Benjamin S Halpern; Ove Hoegh-Guldberg; Carrie V Kappel; Pippa J Moore; Anthony J Richardson; David S Schoeman; William J Sydeman

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Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans

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Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans

Elvira S Poloczanska, Michael T Burrows, Christopher J Brown, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Benjamin S Halpern, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Carrie V Kappel, Pippa J Moore, Anthony J Richardson, David S Schoeman, …

Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.3, 62

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00062

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Abstract

climate change

range shifts

phenology

ocean acidification

demography

abundance

Climate change is driving changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have consequences for marine ecosystems. Here, we review evidence for the responses of marine life to recent climate change across ocean regions, from tropical seas to polar oceans. We consider observed changes in calcification rates, demography, abundance, distribution, and phenology of marine species. We draw on a database of observed climate change impacts on marine species, supplemented with evidence in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We discuss factors that limit or facilitate species' responses, such as fishing pressure, the availability of prey, habitat, light and other resources, and dispersal by ocean currents. We find that general trends in species' responses are consistent with expectations from climate change, including shifts in distribution to higher latitudes and to deeper locations, advances in spring phenology, declines in calcification, and increases in the abundance of warm-water species. The volume and type of evidence associated with species responses to climate change is variable across ocean regions and taxonomic groups, with predominance of evidence derived from the heavily-studied north Atlantic Ocean. Most investigations of the impact of climate change being associated with the impacts of changing temperature, with few observations of effects of changing oxygen, wave climate, precipitation (coastal waters), or ocean acidification. Observations of species responses that have been linked to anthropogenic climate change are widespread, but are still lacking for some taxonomic groups (e.g., phytoplankton, benthic invertebrates, marine mammals).

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Title: Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans
Authors: Elvira S Poloczanska (Author) - University of Queensland
Michael T Burrows (Author) - Scottish Marine Association, United Kingdom
Christopher J Brown (Author) - Griffith University
Jorge Garcia Molinos (Author) - Hokkaido University, Japan
Benjamin S Halpern (Author) - University of California, United States
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (Author) - University of Queensland
Carrie V Kappel (Author) - University of California, United States
Pippa J Moore (Author) - Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Anthony J Richardson (Author) - CSIRO
David S Schoeman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
William J Sydeman (Author) - University of California, United States
Publication details: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.3, 62; 21
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00062
ISSN: 2296-7745
Copyright note: Copyright © 2016 Poloczanska, Burrows, Brown, García Molinos, Halpern, HoeghGuldberg, Kappel, Moore, Richardson, Schoeman and Sydeman. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice.
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449630102621
Output Type: Journal article

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