Recurrent Extreme Climatic Events Are Driving Gorgonian Populations to Local Extinction: Low Adaptive Potential to Marine Heatwaves.

ABSTRACT: Extreme climatic events (ECEs), such as marine heatwaves (MHWs), are a major threat to biodiversity. Understanding the variability in ecological responses to recurrent ECEs within species and underlying drivers arise as a key issue owing to their implications for conservation and population recovery. Yet, our knowledge on such ecological responses is limited since it has been frequently gathered following "single-event approaches" focused on one particular event. These approaches provide snapshots of ecological responses but fall short of capturing heterogeneity patterns that may occur among recurrent ECEs, questioning current predictions regarding biodiversity trends. Here, we adopt a "multiple events" perspective to characterize the effects of recurrent ECEs on the ecological responses i

SUBMITTER: Ramirez-Calero S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602694 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature