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"As the planet heats up, many marine plants and animals are moving locations to
keep pace with their preferred temperatures. In the Southern Hemisphere, this
means species are setting up home further south.
This shift alters what we see when we go snorkelling, and when and where we
catch our seafood. Crucially, it also changes sensitive marine ecosystems.
But it’s not always easy for scientists to know exactly what’s happening below
the ocean’s surface. To help tackle this, we examined tens of thousands of
photographs taken by Australian fishers and divers submitted to citizen science
programs over the last decade.
They revealed climate change is already disrupting the structure and function
of our marine ecosystems – sometimes in ways previously unknown to marine
scientists."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
