Immigration of southern fish species to south-west England linked to warming of the North Atlantic (1960–2001)

Evidence is provided that warming of the North Atlantic is responsible for the northward extensions of the ranges of warm water fish species, causing increasing numbers of southern immigrant species to appear off the Cornish coast of the UK. The increasing number of immigrant species is significantl...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Authors: Stebbing, A.R.D., Turk, S.M.T., Wheeler, A., Clarke, K.R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
Subjects:
Cornish
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315402005325
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315402005325
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Summary:Evidence is provided that warming of the North Atlantic is responsible for the northward extensions of the ranges of warm water fish species, causing increasing numbers of southern immigrant species to appear off the Cornish coast of the UK. The increasing number of immigrant species is significantly correlated with temperature increases in the North Atlantic over the last 40 years.

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