Cumulative human impacts on global marine fauna highlight risk to biological and functional diversity.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic stressors to marine ecosystems from climate change and human activities increase extinction risk of species, disrupt ecosystem integrity, and threaten important ecosystem services. Addressing these stressors requires understanding where and to what extent they are impacting marine biological and functional diversity. We model cumulative risk of human impact upon 21,159 marine animal species by combining information on species-level vulnerability and spatial exposure to a range of anthropogenic stressors. We apply this species-level assessment of human impacts to examine patterns of species-stressor interactions within taxonomic groups. We then spatially map impacts across the global ocean, identifying locations where climate-driven impacts overlap with fishing, shipping, and

SUBMITTER: O'Hara CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11410257 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature