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Sharks at risk from climate-driven coastal upwelling

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As climate change redirects migration patterns of marine species towards the extremes of their geographic range, sharks find themselves stunned by rising cold upwelling currents.

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Di Santo, V. Sharks at risk from climate-driven coastal upwelling. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01975-7

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