Impact of Climate Change on Sharks †
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MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Nossa Senhora do Cabo, 939, 2750-374 Cascais, Portugal
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Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Presented at the IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, Portugal, 20–23 June 2022.
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Presentation type: Key-note talk.
Biol. Life Sci. Forum 2022, 13(1), 41; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/blsf2022013041
Published: 6 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The IX Iberian Congress of Ichthyology)
Abstract
:The global ocean has been shielding our planet from abrupt climate change by absorbing a large portion of the anthropogenically emitted carbon dioxide and the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere, leading to ocean acidification and warming. Additionally, oxygen loss in the ocean (also known as deoxygenation) is being exacerbated by rising global temperatures. This complex 3-way interaction (“deadly trio”) will definitely shape populations’ fitness and ecosystems’ health in the ocean of tomorrow. Here, I discussed the differential impacts of the “deadly trio” on the marine biota, with a special emphasis on sharks.
Funding
The author would like to thank Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) for funding MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (UIDB/04292/2020).
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