Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services
Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services
D. Smale,T. Wernberg,15 Authors,P. Moore
2019 · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0412-1
Nature Climate Change · 1,463 Citations
TLDR
Trends and attributes of MHWs across all ocean basins are quantified and their biological impacts from species to ecosystems are examined, with increased risk of negative impacts linked to greater biodiversity, number of species near their thermal limit and additional human impacts.