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Abstract

Marine heatwaves significantly impact marine ecosystems. This study models the effects of four Northeast Pacific heatwaves (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020) on 14 top predator species. Predicted responses varied widely, from near-total habitat loss to doubling. Heatwaves rapidly shifted predator distributions across political boundaries. A dynamic ocean management tool predicting predator distributions in near real-time is presented.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Sep 05, 2023

Authors

Heather Welch, Matthew S. Savoca, Stephanie Brodie, Michael G. Jacox, Barbara A. Muhling, Thomas A. Clay, Megan A. Cimino, Scott R. Benson, Barbara A. Block, Melinda G. Conners, Daniel P. Costa, Fredrick D. Jordan, Andrew W. Leising, Chloe S. Mikles, Daniel M. Palacios, Scott A. Shaffer, Lesley H. Thorne, Jordan T. Watson, Rachel R. Holser, Lynn Dewitt, Steven J. Bograd, Elliott L. Hazen

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