Ocean acidification may slow the pace of tropicalization of temperate fish communities

• Published in: Nature Climate Change
• Main Authors: Coni, E.O.C., Nagelkerken, I., Ferreira, C.M., Connell, S.D., Booth, D.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: Ferreira; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129982; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00980-w

Poleward range extensions by warm-adapted sea urchins are switching temperate marine ecosystems from kelp-dominated to barren-dominated systems that favour the establishment of range-extending tropical fishes. Yet, such tropicalization may be buffered by ocean acidification, which reduces urchin gra...