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

Thomas Wernberg (), Dan A. Smale (), Fernando Tuya, Mads S. Thomsen, Timothy J. Langlois, Thibaut de Bettignies, Scott Bennett and Cecile S. Rousseaux
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Thomas Wernberg: The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Dan A. Smale: The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Fernando Tuya: Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University
Mads S. Thomsen: The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Timothy J. Langlois: The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Thibaut de Bettignies: The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Scott Bennett: The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
Cecile S. Rousseaux: Universities Space Research Association/Global Modelling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 1, 78-82

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.

Date: 2013
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