Suffering in the heat: the rise in marine heatwaves is harming ocean species
- Written by Dan Smale, Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association
Recent marine heatwaves have devastated crucial coastal habitats, including kelp forests, seagrass meadows and coral reefs.Dan Smale, Author provided
In the midst of a raging heatwave, most people think of the ocean as a nice place to cool down. But heatwaves can strike in the ocean as well as on land. And when they do, marine organisms of all...
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