Intensifying marine heatwaves and limited protection threaten global kelp forests
Nur Arafeh-Dalmau,
Juan Carlos Villaseñor-Derbez,
David S. Schoeman
et al.
Abstract:Kelp forests are one of the earth's most productive ecosystems and are at the greatest risk from climate change, yet little is known regarding their future threats and current conservation status. By combining a global remote sensing dataset of floating kelp forests with climate data and projections, we find that exposure to projected marine heatwaves will increase ~8 times compared to contemporary (2001-2020) exposure for intermediate climate scenarios. While exposure will intensify for all forests, climate r… Show more
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