Where will the whales be? Ask the climate model. dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists are pretty good at recognizing marine heat waves: A global network of thousands of oceanic buoys and orbiting satellites allow them to see, in real time, ocean surface temperatures, changing currents and storm systems as they develop, move or stall from the Antarctic to the North Pole. What’s harder to see is what’s happening to the marine ecosystems below — to the fish, invertebrates, plants and mammals. Some animals may move down the water column to darker, colder waters. Others may move north — or south — depending upon where the cooler waters are. Many may flourish; others will perish. And some may not be affected at all, new research shows.
Scientists are pretty good at recognizing marine heat waves: A global network of thousands of oceanic buoys and orbiting satellites allow them to see, in real time, ocean surface temperatures, changing currents and storm systems as they develop, move or stall from the Antarctic to the North Pole. What’s harder to see is what’s happening to the marine ecosystems below — to the fish, invertebrates, plants and mammals. Some animals may move down the water column to darker, colder waters. Others may move north — or south — depending upon where the cooler waters are. Many may flourish; others will perish. And some may not be affected at all, new research shows.
As heat waves grip Pacific, what happens to ocean life? omaha.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from omaha.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.