What is it about?
This study uses a Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model to understand how ocean warming and acidification may affect the growth and reproduction of three commercially important fish species: white seabream, zebra seabream and Senegalese sole. The model combines laboratory data with climate projections to simulate future scenarios of higher temperature, lower pH, and reduced food availability.
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Why is it important?
Ocean warming and acidification are happening at the same time and may strongly affect marine species. This work shows that: 1) warming can increase early growth and egg production and 2) acidification can reduce growth and reproduction in some species. Reduced food availability can have an even stronger negative impact than temperature or pH alone. It highlights that climate change effects are species-specific and that indirect effects (like less food) may be especially important.
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This page is a summary of: Impacts of ocean warming and acidification on the energy budget of three commercially important fish species, Conservation Physiology, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coac048.
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