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Chapter 12: Vulnerability of fishes of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change
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Title: | Chapter 12: Vulnerability of fishes of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change |
Authors: | Munday, P.L. Jones, G.P. Sheaves, M. Williams, A.J. Goby, G. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
ASFA Subjects: | Climatic changes fish Coral reefs Ecosystem resilience |
APAIS Subject: | Environmental management Environmental impact Fisheries |
Location: | Reef-wide |
Category: | Animals Plants Ecosystems Processes Economic values Social values Climate change Coastal communities |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Series/Report no.: | Book: Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef: a vulnerability assessment |
Abstract: | Climate change has already caused significant impacts to Earth’s ecosystems. Shifts in plant and animal biogeographic ranges, changes to population abundance, adjustments in the timing of seasonal activities and the establishment of invasive species have all been attributed to climate change. Most examples of biological impacts from climate change involve terrestrial species, however, similar effects have been observed in marine species, especially from temperate regions. The impact of climate change on coral reefs has also been widely considered, mostly with regard to coral bleaching and the degradation of coral communities. Much less attention has been given to the impact that climate change will have on other organisms that are associated with coral reefs. Fish are one of the most conspicuous and diverse components of tropical marine ecosystems, yet how they will be affected by climate change has not been comprehensively assessed. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/544 |
ISBN: | 9781876945619 |
Type of document: | Book section or chapter |
Appears in Collections: | Effects |
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