A5031470379- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
The University of Western Australia
2016-2021
No turning back? Ecosystems over time have endured much disturbance, yet they tend to remain intact, a characteristic we call resilience. Though many systems been lost and destroyed, for that physically there is debate as whether changing temperatures will result in shifts or collapses. Wernburg et al. show extreme warming of temperate kelp forest off Australia resulted not only its collapse, but also shift community composition brought about an increase herbivorous tropical fishes prevent...
Climatically extreme weather events often drive long-term ecological responses of ecosystems. By disrupting the important symbiosis with zooxanthellae, Marine Cold Spells (MCS) can cause bleaching and mortality in tropical subtropical scleractinian corals. Here we report on effects a severe MCS high latitude corals, where expected to find mortality. The took place off coast Perth (32˚ S), Western Australia 2016. Bleaching was assessed before (2014) after (2017) from surveys permanent plots,...
Abstract Aim Genetic connectivity is a key component of species resilience to climate change in terms recovery capacity following disturbance and disperse novel locations as the warms isotherms shift poleward. We aimed strengthen our understanding this context by characterizing patterns genetic diversity broadcast spawning coral across tropical–temperate transition zone. hypothesize differentiation between tropical temperate populations decreasing with higher latitudes. Location Western...