Assessing the vulnerability of marine life to climate change in the Pacific Islands region.
Our changing climate poses growing challenges for effective management of marine life, ocean ecosystems, and human communities. Which species are most vulnerable to climate change, and where should management focus efforts to reduce these risks? To address these questions, the National Oceanic and A...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8afd70f617954ad998b39227c1881236 2023-05-15T17:51:44+02:00 Assessing the vulnerability of marine life to climate change in the Pacific Islands region. Jonatha Giddens Donald R Kobayashi Gabriella N M Mukai Jacob Asher Charles Birkeland Mark Fitchett Mark A Hixon Melanie Hutchinson Bruce C Mundy Joseph M O'Malley Marlowe Sabater Molly Scott Jennifer Stahl Rob Toonen Michael Trianni Phoebe A Woodworth-Jefcoats Johanna L K Wren Mark Nelson 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270930 https://doaj.org/article/8afd70f617954ad998b39227c1881236 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270930 https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0270930 https://doaj.org/article/8afd70f617954ad998b39227c1881236 PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 7, p e0270930 (2022) Medicine R Science Q article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270930 2022-12-30T22:43:26Z Our changing climate poses growing challenges for effective management of marine life, ocean ecosystems, and human communities. Which species are most vulnerable to climate change, and where should management focus efforts to reduce these risks? To address these questions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Climate Science Strategy called for vulnerability assessments in each of NOAA's ocean regions. The Pacific Islands Vulnerability Assessment (PIVA) project assessed the susceptibility of 83 marine species to the impacts of climate change projected to 2055. In a standard Rapid Vulnerability Assessment framework, this project applied expert knowledge, literature review, and climate projection models to synthesize the best available science towards answering these questions. Here we: (1) provide a relative climate vulnerability ranking across species; (2) identify key attributes and factors that drive vulnerability; and (3) identify critical data gaps in understanding climate change impacts to marine life. The invertebrate group was ranked most vulnerable and pelagic and coastal groups not associated with coral reefs were ranked least vulnerable. Sea surface temperature, ocean acidification, and oxygen concentration were the main exposure drivers of vulnerability. Early Life History Survival and Settlement Requirements was the most data deficient of the sensitivity attributes considered in the assessment. The sensitivity of many coral reef fishes ranged between Low and Moderate, which is likely underestimated given that reef species depend on a biogenic habitat that is extremely threatened by climate change. The standard assessment methodology originally developed in the Northeast US, did not capture the additional complexity of the Pacific region, such as the diversity, varied horizontal and vertical distributions, extent of coral reef habitats, the degree of dependence on vulnerable habitat, and wide range of taxa, including data-poor species. Within these limitations, this ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific PLOS ONE 17 7 e0270930 |
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Our changing climate poses growing challenges for effective management of marine life, ocean ecosystems, and human communities. Which species are most vulnerable to climate change, and where should management focus efforts to reduce these risks? To address these questions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Climate Science Strategy called for vulnerability assessments in each of NOAA's ocean regions. The Pacific Islands Vulnerability Assessment (PIVA) project assessed the susceptibility of 83 marine species to the impacts of climate change projected to 2055. In a standard Rapid Vulnerability Assessment framework, this project applied expert knowledge, literature review, and climate projection models to synthesize the best available science towards answering these questions. Here we: (1) provide a relative climate vulnerability ranking across species; (2) identify key attributes and factors that drive vulnerability; and (3) identify critical data gaps in understanding climate change impacts to marine life. The invertebrate group was ranked most vulnerable and pelagic and coastal groups not associated with coral reefs were ranked least vulnerable. Sea surface temperature, ocean acidification, and oxygen concentration were the main exposure drivers of vulnerability. Early Life History Survival and Settlement Requirements was the most data deficient of the sensitivity attributes considered in the assessment. The sensitivity of many coral reef fishes ranged between Low and Moderate, which is likely underestimated given that reef species depend on a biogenic habitat that is extremely threatened by climate change. The standard assessment methodology originally developed in the Northeast US, did not capture the additional complexity of the Pacific region, such as the diversity, varied horizontal and vertical distributions, extent of coral reef habitats, the degree of dependence on vulnerable habitat, and wide range of taxa, including data-poor species. Within these limitations, this ... |
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Jonatha Giddens Donald R Kobayashi Gabriella N M Mukai Jacob Asher Charles Birkeland Mark Fitchett Mark A Hixon Melanie Hutchinson Bruce C Mundy Joseph M O'Malley Marlowe Sabater Molly Scott Jennifer Stahl Rob Toonen Michael Trianni Phoebe A Woodworth-Jefcoats Johanna L K Wren Mark Nelson |
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Assessing the vulnerability of marine life to climate change in the Pacific Islands region. |
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Assessing the vulnerability of marine life to climate change in the Pacific Islands region. |
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Assessing the vulnerability of marine life to climate change in the Pacific Islands region. |
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