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WARMING UNDERMINES SURVIVAL

Double jeopardy for fish diversity

Nature Climate Change volume 11, pages 728–729 (2021)Cite this article

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As climate change impacts marine ecosystems, fish must migrate or adapt and eventually speciate to preserve their diversity. Research now shows that warming has coincided with reduced fish body size throughout evolutionary history, hindering both preservation strategies.

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Fig. 1: Shoaling sardines (Clupeiformes) off the coast of Mozambique.

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