Habitat compression and ecosystem shifts as potential links between marine heatwave and record whale entanglements

oleh: Jarrod A. Santora, Nathan J. Mantua, Isaac D. Schroeder, John C. Field, Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, William J. Sydeman, Brian K. Wells, John Calambokidis, Lauren Saez, Dan Lawson, Karin A. Forney

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-01-01

Deskripsi

Climate-driven extreme events may have strong local impacts on marine organisms and fisheries. Here the authors report increased whale entanglements in the northeast Pacific following a marine heatwave, and propose compression of coastal upwelling habitat as the potential driver.