Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves

Climatic extremes are becoming increasingly common against a background trend of global warming. In the oceans, marine heatwaves (MHWs)-discrete periods of anomalously warm water-have intensified and become more frequent over the past century, impacting the integrity of marine ecosystems globally. We review and synthesize current understanding of MHW impacts at the individual, population, and community levels. We then examine how these impacts affect broader ecosystem services and discuss the current state of research on biological impacts of MHWs. Finally, we explore current and emergent approaches to predicting the occurrence andimpacts of future events, along with adaptation and management approaches. With…

• UO
  University of Canterbury
• UR
  UK Research and Innovation

  Award: MR/S032827/1
• SR
  Sight Research UK

  Award: NE/J024082/1
• NE
  Natural Environment Research Council

  Awards: NE/S011692/2, NE/S011692, NE/J024082/1
• AR
  Australian Research Council

  Award: DP200100201