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An extreme climatic event alters marine ecosystem structure in a global biodiversity hotspot

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  • Thomas Wernberg

    (The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
    School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University)

  • Dan A. Smale

    (The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
    School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia)

  • Fernando Tuya

    (Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University
    BIOGES, Las Palmas, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

  • Mads S. Thomsen

    (The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
    Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University)

  • Timothy J. Langlois

    (The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia)

  • Thibaut de Bettignies

    (The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
    School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia
    Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University)

  • Scott Bennett

    (The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
    School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia)

  • Cecile S. Rousseaux

    (Universities Space Research Association/Global Modelling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

Abstract

In 2011 the waters along the west coast of Australia—a global hotspot of biodiversity—experienced an unprecedented (in recorded times) warming event with warming anomalies of 2–4 °C that persisted for more than ten weeks. Now research shows that biodiversity patterns of temperate seaweeds, invertebrates and fishes were significantly different following the warming event.

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  • Thomas Wernberg & Dan A. Smale & Fernando Tuya & Mads S. Thomsen & Timothy J. Langlois & Thibaut de Bettignies & Scott Bennett & Cecile S. Rousseaux, 2013. "An extreme climatic event alters marine ecosystem structure in a global biodiversity hotspot," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 78-82, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_nclimate1627
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1627
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