Climate Change: Marine range shifts in SE Australia
Jorge E. Ramos and Gretta Pecl (IMAS), 02 Nov 2015.
The world’s oceans are warming at an accelerated rate due to anthropogenic activities. Over 100 species have undertaken polewards range-shifts along the south-east coast of Australia with expected positive and negative impacts in the invaded southern communities. Read more about this hot topic by researcher Jorge E. Ramos and Redmap founder Gretta Pecl from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in the Ecological Society of Australia's Hot Topics.
Are marine species like octopus heading further south along Australia's east coast? (Photo credit: Peter Hirst on Redmap)