Artículo
Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea
Autor/es | Garrabou, Joaquim
Gómez Gras, Daniel Medrano, Alba Cerrano, Carlo Ponti, Massimo Schlegel, Robert Espinosa Torre, Free Harmelin, Jean G. |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Zoología |
Fecha de publicación | 2022 |
Fecha de depósito | 2023-04-14 |
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Resumen | Climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) and mass mortality events (MMEs) of marine organisms are one of their main ecological impacts. Here, we show that during the ... Climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) and mass mortality events (MMEs) of marine organisms are one of their main ecological impacts. Here, we show that during the 2015–2019 period, the Mediterranean Sea has experienced exceptional thermal conditions resulting in the onset of five consecutive years of widespread MMEs across the basin. These MMEs affected thousands of kilometers of coastline from the surface to 45 m, across a range of marine habitats and taxa (50 taxa across 8 phyla). Significant relationships were found between the incidence of MMEs and the heat exposure associated with MHWs observed both at the surface and across depths. Our findings reveal that the Mediterranean Sea is experiencing an acceleration of the ecological impacts of MHWs which poses an unprecedented threat to its ecosystems' health and functioning. Overall, we show that increasing the resolution of empirical observation is critical to enhancing our ability to more effectively understand and manage the consequences of climate change. |
Agencias financiadoras | Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España Interreg-Med Programme Ministry of Development and Investments. Greece Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España French National Research Agency National Geographic Society Ministry of Education, University and Research. Italy Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITERD). España Foundation for Science and Technology (FST) Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) Regione Autonoma Sardegna |
Identificador del proyecto | CEX2019-000928-S
RTI2018- 095346-B-I00 RTI2018-095441-B-C21 1MED15_3.2_ M2_337 MIS 5047038 801370 ANR-17-MPGA-0001 SEP-210597628 CGL2015-71809-P CTM2012-32603 EC-176R-18 AIM 1807508–1 PON 2014–2020 CTM2016-77027-R UIDP/04423/2020 UIDB/04423/2020 CUP 87G17000070002 UID/Multi/04423/2019 |
Cita | Garrabou, J., Gómez Gras, D., Medrano, A., Cerrano, C., Ponti, M., Schlegel, R.,...,Harmelin, J.G. (2022). Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea. Global Change Biology, 28 (19), 5708-5725. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16301. |
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