Too hot to handle: Unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area

• Published in: Global Change Biology
• Main Authors: Strydom, Simone, Murray, Kathy, Wilson, Shaun, Huntley, Bart, Rule, Michael, Heithaus, Michael, Bessey, Cindy, Kendrick, Gary A., Burkholder, Derek, Fraser, Matthew W., Zdunic, Katherine
• Other Authors: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Austral; Faure; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15065; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fgcb.15065; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.15065; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/gcb.15065

Abstract The increased occurrence of extreme climate events, such as marine heatwaves (MHWs), has resulted in substantial ecological impacts worldwide. To date, metrics of thermal stress within marine systems have focussed on coral communities, and less is known about measuring stress relevant to ot...