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Salmon behaving badly

Projected future CO2 levels reduce the growth of juvenile salmon and alter their behaviour, with implications for the productivity of coastal ecosystems unless populations can adapt.

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Munday, P. Salmon behaving badly. Nature Clim Change 5, 915–916 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2687

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