ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
Evidence is mounting for long-term effects of climate change on marine fish assemblages. Until now, much of this work has been conducted over short or intermittent time periods, or small geographical areas. I will present the emerging results of a macrospatial study of the entire UK marine fish assemblage measured annually for the last 30-years by commercially-independent trawls. There is clear support for the previously reported North Sea shift in community assemblage in the late-80s to early-90s, but also evidence of community change in NW Scotland, the Channel, and the Celtic and Irish Seas. Using newly developed analytical approaches we have explored these patterns at a fine spatio-temporal resolution, and examined relationships between measured community change and key environmental drivers. Through a series of hypothesis-driven investigations of these patterns, we have explored the species-level responses with respect to temperature and depth preferences, and life-history characteristics of each species. We hope to use these findings to draw out fundamental properties of ecosystem function, community response, and life-history vulnerability, and by extrapolating current trends we aim to produce ‘best guess’ predictions for the future of marine fish assemblages and fisheries.
Australian scientists have discovered a massive detached coral reef just off Cape York on the Great Barrier Reef that’s taller than the Empire State Building or the Sydney Tower. The scientists f
A new study of the Great Barrier Reef shows populations of its small, medium and large corals have all declined in the past three decades. Lead author Dr Andy Dietzel, from the ARC Centre of Excell
Scientists have found that as the world undergoes profound environmental change, identifying and protecting ‘novel’ communities of species can help prevent extinctions within vulnerable ecosystems
Scientists say a ‘portfolio’ of protected areas within marine parks such as the Great Barrier Reef can help secure sustainable fish populations. Dr Hugo Harrison from the ARC Centre of Excellen
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Partner Research Institutions
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
