If this is true, and there are limited connections between deep and shallow populations of a species even on seamounts in the same geographic region, then deep populations and the unique genetic diversity they contain may well be lost as ocean climate changes.
The arrival of new introduced species (that already account for 5 10% of the European seaweeds) and the regional extirpation of native species resulting from oceans' climate change are creating new diversity scenarios with undetermined functional consequences.
OO Fish Suppers Undergo Sea Change In UK as squid replace the fish; in the oceans, climate change appears to have benefited squids immensely.
Primary threats include: ocean acidification, climate change, ocean pollution, and unsustainable fishing practices.
The Ocean Surface Topography Mission, launched in 2008, measures sea surface heights to help understand ocean circulation, climate change, and sea level rise.
In these days of profound environmental change, in all its manifestations — loss of biodiversity, ocean acidification, climate change, fragmented ecosystems, food shortages and the spread of disease — we cannot ignore our obligation to the public trust.
Together, the three states and British Columbia have an enormous economy, a population of more than 50 million people, a history of economic and technological innovation, and front-row seats on the ocean, where climate change will have a profound effect.
Equally endangered as the LDCs are the small island states that face sinking into the ocean from climate change.
And I don't need to remind you that the fossil fuels we haul out of the ocean exacerbate climate change, right?
