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Change at the community level

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Some commercial fish species of the northeast Atlantic Ocean have relocated in response to warming. The impact of warming on marine assemblages in the region may already be much greater than appreciated, however, with over 70% of common demersal fish species responding through changes in abundance, rather than range.

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Figure 1: Change in distribution of demersal fish.

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  1. Martin Edwards is based at both the Marine Institute, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK and the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK,

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