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High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters
Image credit: Ericka Coni
White Island off the coast of New Zealand, which acts as a natural laboratory to study the effects of ocean acidification on temperate reefs. Previous Next
Newswise Under increasing global warming, tropical fish are escaping warmer seas by extending their habitat ranges towards more temperate waters.
But a new study from the University of Adelaide, published in
2 emissions may make cooler, temperate waters less welcoming.
“Every summer hundreds of tropical fish species extend their range to cooler and temperate regions as the waters of their natural habitat become a little too warm for comfort,” says lead author Ericka Coni, PhD student in the University’s School of Biological Sciences. “For at least two decades, Australian temperate reefs have been receiving new guests from the tropics.