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Climate change accelerates vulnerability and loss of resilience of a key species for the Mediterranean ecosystem: Study

A study by the University of Barcelona has analyzed the ability of red gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata), a key species for the Mediterranean marine ecosystem, to resist and recover after marine heat waves.

The results, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, show that the increased frequency and intensity of these extreme weather events—one of the consequences of climate change—will make these populations more vulnerable to future disturbances, beyond global warming and heat waves, raising their risk of extinction. This negative impact would have a serious effect on marine ecosystems, according to experts.

IRBio researchers Yanis Zentner, Graciela Rovira, Alba Medrano and Cristina Linares, together with Joaquim Garrabou, from the CSIC Institute of Marine Sciences, have also participated in the study.

Study in the natural parks of Port-Cros and Montgrí, the Medes Islands and Baix Ter

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