A major climatic event has caused tropical fish that are usually found off Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef to swim south to tackle seaweed forests off the Mid West coast, marine scientists say. The fish are in such numbers and eating the kelp with a voracity not seen before anywhere else in the world. Read the full story in ABC News.
If you want to know how much “global warming” is happening, you really have to be able to measure “ocean warming”, writes The Guardian. That is because more than 90% of the excess energy coming to the Earth from greenhouse gases goes into the ocean waters. Read more about ocean warming and the climate models that predict warming into the future.
Marine species that already have large ranges are extending their territories fastest in response to climate change, according to new research from University of British Columbia and biodiversity experts from around the world (including IMAS scientists!). The study is one of the first comprehensive looks at how traits--other than thermal niche--impact marine animals' ability to respond to climate change. It could help improve global predictions of how different species redistribute …
Marine species that already roam far and wide throughout our oceans are extending their territories further and faster in response to climate change, according to new research involving the University of Southampton and an international team of biodiversity experts. Read more about this story here.
This is the first article in a series looking at how key species such as bees, insects and fish respond to environmental change, and what this means for the rest of the planet, writes The Conversation. Read the full about why marine life are on the move: here.
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Like many species, sharks face a looming threat: a changing climate, writes Discovery News. Read the full story here.
FOUR volcanoes discovered off the coast of Sydney are not at risk of erupting but could hold answers about Australia’s rich mineral deposits, writes news.com.au. The cluster of volcanoes, thought to be about 50 million years old, were found by chance about 250km east of Sydney during a voyage by the CSIRO’s new research vessel, Investigator.
AS well as extinct volcanoes, scientists on the latest research voyage by CSIRO’s Investigator have gained amazing insights into the life and times of juvenile fish along the East Australian Current (EAC). Read the full story in The Mercury.
Many marine algae that play a critical role in supporting life on Earth may be better equipped to deal with future climate change than previously expected, writes Science Daily. Read the full story here.
