Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean
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Marine animals are disappearing, too: The loss of animal species in terrestrial environments has been well documented and is continuing. Loss of species in marine environments has been slower than in terrestrial systems, but appears to be increasing rapidly. McCauley et al. review the recent patterns of species decline and loss in marine environments. Though they note many worrying declines, they also highlight approaches that might allow us to prevent the type of massive defaunation that has occurred on land. Science , this issue 10.1126/science.1255641
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This review argues that marine defaunation started much later than terrestrial defaunation but is now accelerating because of industrial-scale ocean use. Although few marine species have gone globally extinct, widespread local, ecological, and commercial losses already affect ocean ecosystems and human well-being, and proactive management could still prevent a terrestrial-scale collapse.
Key findings
- The IUCN records 15 global marine animal extinctions over the past 514 years and none in the last five decades, compared with 514 terrestrial animal extinctions over the same period; although about six times more terrestrial species have been cataloged, this does not explain the roughly 36-fold difference in extinctions.
- Marine vertebrates declined in abundance by an average of 22% over the last four decades, marine fishes by 38% in aggregate, and some baleen whales by 80 to 90%; roughly 90% of studied large pelagic fishes showed range contractions, and about one-third of reliably trawled North American marine fishes and invertebrates also showed contractions.
- Defaunation includes local, ecological, and commercial extinctions: gray whales became commercially untenable by 1900, Antarctic great whales were serially hunted to commercial extinction, and some high-value species such as bluefin tuna can remain targets even when rare.
- Future risk is expected to intensify through climate change and habitat degradation; only about 3.6% of the ocean is protected at an upper-bound estimate, the median marine protected area is 4.5 km², and habitat-modifying fishing has affected roughly 50 million km² of seafloor.
Methods
- This is a review and synthesis comparing marine and terrestrial defaunation, not a new primary empirical study.
- It draws on sources including IUCN Red List assessments, FAO data, published population and range-contraction studies, global habitat indicators, and comparative data on body size and mobility.
- The main analysis is a narrative cross-system comparison, supported by supplementary materials, figures, and tables.
Limitations
- The paper states that only a small fraction of described marine species have been assessed by the IUCN, many assessed species are data deficient, and reported extinction and endangerment numbers should therefore be treated as minimum estimates.
- The paper acknowledges abundant data deficiencies and notes that some comparisons, such as marine protected area size versus animal home ranges, are crude.
- Evident from the text: the review relies on uneven existing datasets and interpretive projections rather than a formal meta-analysis or new quantitative model, so causal claims and future forecasts remain uncertain.
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Wildlife populations in oceans have been badly damaged by human activity.
“Wildlife populations in the oceans have been badly damaged by human activity.”
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Effects of local extinction particularly severe among large pelagic fishes, where ~90% of studied species exhibited range contractions.
“These effects have been particularly severe among large pelagic fishes, where ~90% of studied species have exhibited range contractions (8, 14) (Fig. 3).”
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Many most threatened groups of marine animals directly interact with land during some portion of life history.
“Many of the most threatened groups of marine animals are those that directly interact with land (and land-based humans) during some portion of their life history (Fig. 2).”
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Available data suggest magnitude of range contractions for trawl-surveyed marine species is on average less than contractions observed for terrestrial mammals, birds, and butterflies.
“Available data suggest that the magnitude of the range contractions for this diverse set of trawl-surveyed marine species is, on average, less than the contractions observed for terrestrial animals such as mammals, birds, and butterflies.”
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Pinnipeds and marine mustelids, followed closely by seabirds and shorebirds, have experienced highest proportion of species extinctions.
“Pinnipeds and marine mustelids, followed very closely by seabirds and shorebirds, have experienced the highest proportion of species extinctions.”
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Aggregated population trend data suggest in last four decades marine vertebrates declined in abundance by on average 22%.
“Aggregated population trend data suggest that in the last four decades, marine vertebrates (fish, seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals) have declined in abundance by on average 22% (18).”
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Despite late start, humans have powerfully changed virtually all major marine ecosystems.
“Despite our late start, humans have already powerfully changed virtually all major marine ecosystems.”
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Sea turtles have highest proportion of endangered species among commonly recognized groupings of marine fauna.
“Sea turtles have the highest proportion of endangered species among commonly recognized groupings of marine fauna.”
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Marine extinction rates today look similar to moderate terrestrial extinction levels before industrial revolution.
“Marine extinction rates today look similar to the moderate levels of terrestrial extinction observed before the industrial revolution (fig.S1).”
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Cases of commercial extinction are common in oceans.
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Such size effects are not evident for marine mammals.
“Such effects, however, are not evident for marine mammals (8) (fig.S2).”
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Most marine animal species do not yet seem to exhibit some of the most extreme range contractions recorded for terrestrial animals.
“Though data deficiencies are abundant, most marine animal species also do not yet seem to exhibit some of the most extreme range contractions recorded for terrestrial animals.”
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Despite recent acceleration, rates of outright marine extinction have been relatively low.
“Despite the recent acceleration of marine defaunation, rates of outright marine extinction have been relatively low.”
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Close to a third of marine fishes and invertebrates off North American coasts reliably sampled in scientific trawl surveys have exhibited range contractions.
“Close to a third of the marine fishes and invertebrates off the North American coasts that can be reliably sampled in scientific trawl surveys (often small to mediumbodied species) have also exhibited range contractions (Fig. 3).”
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Many marine animals have not yet suffered range contractions as severe as those seen on land.
“Few marine extinctions have occurred; many subtidal marine habitats are today less developed, less polluted, and more wild than their terrestrial counterparts; global body size distributions of extant marine animal species have been mostly unchanged in the oceans; and many marine fauna have not yet experienced range contractions as severe as those observed on land.”
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The global body size distributions of living marine animal species have largely stayed the same in the oceans.
“Few marine extinctions have occurred; many subtidal marine habitats are today less developed, less polluted, and more wild than their terrestrial counterparts; global body size distributions of extant marine animal species have been mostly unchanged in the oceans; and many marine fauna have not yet experienced range contractions as severe as those observed on land.”
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Only a small number of marine extinctions have happened.
“Few marine extinctions have occurred; many subtidal marine habitats are today less developed, less polluted, and more wild than their terrestrial counterparts; global body size distributions of extant marine animal species have been mostly unchanged in the oceans; and many marine fauna have not yet experienced range contractions as severe as those observed on land.”
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Global rates of marine defaunation intensified only in last century with industrial fishing and rapid coastal population expansion.
“However, global rates of marine defaunation only intensified in the last century with the advent of industrial fishing and the rapid expansion of coastal populations (7).”
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Many marine declines are ecological extinctions: species still extant but no longer sufficiently abundant to perform functional roles.
“Many of these declines have been termed ecological extinctions-although the species in question are still extant, they are no longer sufficiently abundant to perform their functional roles.”
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Great whales in Antarctica were serially hunted to commercial extinction.
“Likewise, the great whales in Antarctica were serially hunted to commercial extinction (25).”
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Lack of information necessitates officially reported numbers of extinct and endangered marine fauna be considered minimum estimates.
“This lack of information necessitates that officially reported numbers of extinct and endangered marine fauna be considered as minimum estimates (11).”
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Today's low marine extinction rates may be prelude to a major extinction pulse similar to land's industrial revolution as human ocean use widens.
“today's low rates of marine extinction may be the prelude to a major extinction pulse, similar to that observed on land during the industrial revolution, as the footprint of human ocean use widens;”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: The trajectory of terrestrial defaunation is a valid indicator for anticipating future marine defaunation.
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Current ocean trends and terrestrial lessons suggest marine defaunation rates will rapidly intensify as ocean use industrializes.
“Current ocean trends, coupled with terrestrial defaunation lessons, suggest that marine defaunation rates will rapidly intensify as human use of the oceans industrializes.”
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Terrestrial experience and current ocean use trends suggest habitat destruction will become an increasingly dominant threat to ocean wildlife over next 150 years.
“the terrestrial experience and current trends in ocean use suggest that habitat destruction is likely to become an increasingly dominant threat to ocean wildlife over the next 150 years.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: The trajectory of terrestrial defaunation is a valid indicator for anticipating future marine defaunation.
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Demand and prices for certain highly prized marine wildlife can continue to increase as these animals become less abundant-anthropogenic Allee effect.
“Demand and prices for certain highly prized marine wildlife can continue to increase as these animals become less abundant-a phenomenon termed the anthropogenic Allee effect (26).”
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IUCN recognizes 514 extinctions of terrestrial animals during same period.
“By contrast, the IUCN recognizes 514 extinctions of terrestrial animals during the same period (Fig. 1).”
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Habitat degradation is likely to intensify as a major driver of marine wildlife loss.
“Overall, habitat degradation is likely to intensify as a major driver of marine wildlife loss.”
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Selective declines of large-bodied animals appear evident in certain contexts.
“Selective declines of largebodied animals appear to be evident in certain contexts (28,29).”
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Extant global marine faunal assemblages remain more Pleistocene-like in species composition than terrestrial fauna.
“As a result, extant global marine faunal assemblages remain today more Pleistocene-like, at least with respect to species composition, than terrestrial fauna.”
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Small number of species known permanently lost from oceans inadequately reflects full impacts of marine defaunation.
“The small number of species known to be permanently lost from the world's oceans inadequately reflects the full impacts of marine defaunation.”
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Physical properties of marine environment limited early human capacity to access and eliminate marine animal species.
“By contrast, the physical properties of the marine environment limited our capacity early on to access and eliminate marine animal species.”
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Defaunation on land began 10,000 to 100,000 years ago as humans expanded range and first contacted novel faunal assemblages.
“Defaunation on land began 10,000 to 100,000 years ago as humans were expanding their range and coming into first contact with novel faunal assemblages (2)(3)(4).”
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People have shown a strong ability to undo some of the worst effects on ocean animals.
“Humans have, however, demonstrated a powerful capacity to reverse some of the most severe impacts that we have had on ocean fauna, and many marine wildlife populations demonstrate immense potential for resilience (47, 105-107).”
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Ocean defaunation has so far been less severe than land defaunation in many respects.
“On many levels, defaunation in the oceans has, to date, been less severe than defaunation on land.”
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The oceans retain enough resilience.
“All of this is a tall order, but the oceans remain relatively full of the raw faunal ingredients and still contain a sufficient degree of resilient capacity so that the goal of reversing the current crisis of marine defaunation remains within reach.”
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A continued global shift toward chemical stressors on marine ecosystems, such as acidification and anoxia, could slow or stop marine fauna's intrinsic ability to recover from defaunation.
“Atomic attacks on local marine fauna are one thing, but an unimpeded transition toward an era of global chemical warfare on marine ecosystems (e.g., ocean acidification, anoxia) may retard or arrest the intrinsic capacity of marine fauna to bounce back from defaunation (75, 111).”
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There is strong reason to fear that the systemic resilience of marine animal communities is beginning to be eroded.
“There is great reason to worry, however, that we are beginning to erode some of the systemic resilience of marine animal communities (110).”
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If marine hunting intensifies and large-scale marine habitat modification proceed together, we could trigger a wave of marine extinctions as intense as that on land.
“However, if these actions move forward in tandem, we may finally trigger a wave of marine extinctions of the same intensity as that observed on land.”
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In West Africa, people harvest more wild terrestrial animals in years when marine animals are scarce.
“People in West Africa, for example, exploit wild terrestrial fauna more heavily in years when marine fauna are in short supply (104).”
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Human activities have caused deeply harmful effects on marine animal populations.
“Humans have had profoundly deleterious impacts on marine animal populations, but there is still time and there exist mechanisms to avert the kinds of defaunation disasters observed on land.”
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Six indicators of marine habitat modification show trends suggesting habitat change may become a growing threat to marine wildlife.
“Trends in six indicators of marine habitat modification suggest that habitat change may become an increasingly important threat to marine wildlife”
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Reversing the current marine defaunation crisis is still achievable.
“All of this is a tall order, but the oceans remain relatively full of the raw faunal ingredients and still contain a sufficient degree of resilient capacity so that the goal of reversing the current crisis of marine defaunation remains within reach.”
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The more advanced terrestrial defaunation record can indicate possible futures for marine defaunation.
“Developing this contrast is useful because our more advanced terrestrial defaunation experience can serve as a harbinger for the possible future of marine defaunation (3).”
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Many marine wildlife populations have great capacity for recovery.
“Humans have, however, demonstrated a powerful capacity to reverse some of the most severe impacts that we have had on ocean fauna, and many marine wildlife populations demonstrate immense potential for resilience (47, 105-107).”
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Within less than 50 years, coral and reef fish at Enewetak and Bikini Atolls recovered to a state described as remarkably healthy.
“Less than 50 years later, the coral and reef fish fauna on these reefs recovered to the point where they were being described as remarkably healthy (109).”
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Findingnone givenHumans have caused few global marine extinctions but have profoundly affected marine wildlife, altering functioning and services in every ocean.
“Though humans have caused few global marine extinctions, we have profoundly affected marine wildlife, altering the functioning and provisioning of services in every ocean.”
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FindingcitationDefaunation has caused numerous geographic range constrictions in marine animal species, driving local extinction in many habitats.
“Defaunation has caused numerous geographic range constrictions in marine animal species, driving them locally extinct in many habitats.”
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Findingnone givenDefaunation began in earnest tens of thousands of years later in oceans than on land.
“Defaunation began in earnest tens of thousands of years later in the oceans than it did on land.”
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Findingnone givenHumans have caused few complete marine extinctions but are responsible for many ecological, commercial, and local extinctions.
“Humans have caused few complete extinctions in the sea, but we are responsible for many ecological, commercial, and local extinctions.”
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Findingnone givenMarine defaunation started forcefully only hundreds of years ago, while terrestrial defaunation began much earlier.
“Marine defaunation, or human-caused animal loss in the oceans, emerged forcefully only hundreds of years ago, whereas terrestrial defaunation has been occurring far longer.”
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Findingnone givenHumans have profoundly decreased abundance of both large and small marine fauna.
“Humans have profoundly decreased the abundance of both large (e.g., whales) and small (e.g., anchovies) marine fauna.”
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Findingnone givenHuman harvesters have been a major force of evolutionary change and have reshaped genetic structure of marine animal populations.
“Human harvesters have also been a major force of evolutionary change in the oceans and have reshaped the genetic structure of marine animal populations.”
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Findingnone givenMarine fauna generally are in better condition than terrestrial fauna: fewer extinctions, many ranges shrunk less, numerous ecosystems remain more wild.
“Nevertheless, marine fauna generally are in better condition than terrestrial fauna: Fewer marine animal extinctions have occurred; many geographic ranges have shrunk less; and numerous ocean ecosystems remain more wild than terrestrial ecosystems.”
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FindingcitationAs result of pressures, turtles, whales, sharks, and many large fishes are now ecologically extinct in many ecosystems, and size spectra of many communities have changed considerably.
“As a result of such pressures, turtles, whales, sharks, and many large fishes are now ecologically extinct in many ecosystems, and the size spectra (abundance-body mass relationships) of many communities have changed considerably (7,30,31).”
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Findingnone givenAlthough marine defaunation has been less severe than terrestrial, human effects on marine animals are increasing in pace and impact.
“Although defaunation has been less severe in the oceans than on land, our effects on marine animals are increasing in pace and impact.”
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FindingcitationMarine fishes have declined in aggregate by 38%, and certain baleen whales by 80 to 90%.
“Marine fishes have declined in aggregate by 38% (17), and certain baleen whales by 80 to 90% (19).”
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Findingnone givenMany subtidal marine habitats are currently less developed, less polluted, and wilder than comparable terrestrial habitats.
“Few marine extinctions have occurred; many subtidal marine habitats are today less developed, less polluted, and more wild than their terrestrial counterparts; global body size distributions of extant marine animal species have been mostly unchanged in the oceans; and many marine fauna have not yet experienced range contractions as severe as those observed on land.”
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FindingcitationLand defaunation began long ago, while ocean defaunation has intensified only in the last few hundred years.
“Defaunation has ancient origins on land but has intensified only within the last several hundred years in the oceans.”
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InterpretationreasoningRates of extinction on land increased dramatically after industrial revolution, and we may now be at precipice of similar extinction transition in oceans.
“Rates of extinction on land increased dramatically after this period, and we may now be sitting at the precipice of a similar extinction transition in the oceans.”
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Interpretationnone givenEffectively slowing ocean defaunation requires both protected areas and careful management of the intervening ocean matrix.
“effectively slowing ocean defaunation requires both protected areas and careful management of the intervening ocean matrix;”
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InterpretationreasoningHuman dependency on marine wildlife and linked fate of marine and terrestrial fauna necessitate acting quickly to slow marine defaunation.
“Human dependency on marine wildlife and the linked fate of marine and terrestrial fauna necessitate that we act quickly to slow the advance of marine defaunation.”
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Interpretationnone givenDeclines in marine fauna can generate ecological changes that travel up and down food webs and alter ocean ecosystem functioning.
“Such declines can generate waves of ecological change that travel both up and down marine food webs and can alter ocean ecosystem functioning.”
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PremisecitationIUCN records only 15 global extinctions of marine animal species in past 514 years and none in past five decades.
“The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) records only 15 global extinctions of marine animal species in the past 514 years (i.e., limit of IUCN temporal coverage) and none in the past five decades (8,9).”
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InterpretationreasoningProtected areas are powerful but additional management strategies will be required.
“Though protected areas are a powerful tool to harness ocean productivity, especially when designed with future climate in mind, additional management strategies will be required.”
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InterpretationreasoningMeaningful rehabilitation of affected marine animal populations remains within reach of managers.
“Consequently, meaningful rehabilitation of affected marine animal populations remains within the reach of managers.”
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InterpretationreasoningProactive intervention can avert a marine defaunation disaster of the magnitude observed on land.
“Proactive intervention can avert a marine defaunation disaster of the magnitude observed on land.”
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Premisenone givenOn land, numerous large terrestrial species have gone extinct and size distribution of land-animal assemblages profoundly restructured.
“By contrast, on land, we have observed the extinction of numerous large terrestrial species and a profound restructuring of the size distribution of land-animal species assemblages.”
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PremisecitationStatus of only small fraction of described marine animal species evaluated by IUCN, many assessed data deficient.
“It is important to note that the status of only a small fraction of described marine animal species have been evaluated by the IUCN, and many assessed species were determined to be data deficient (11) (Fig. 2).”
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PremisecitationEcological extinctions are well known in terrestrial environments and have been demonstrated to be just as disruptive as species extinctions.
“Ecological extinctions are well known in terrestrial environments and have been demonstrated to be just as disruptive as species extinctions (20).”
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Interpretationnone givenHigh mobility of many marine animals offers some increased, though limited, capacity to respond to climate stress, but also exposes many species to increased risk from other stressors.
“The high mobility of many marine animals offers some increased, though limited, capacity for marine species to respond to climate stress, but it also exposes many species to increased risk from other stressors.”
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InterpretationreasoningApproximately six times more animal species cataloged on land than oceans, but this imbalance does not explain 36-fold difference between terrestrial and marine animal extinctions.
“While approximately six times more animal species have been cataloged on land than in the oceans (10), this imbalance does not explain the 36-fold difference between terrestrial and marine animal extinctions.”
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InterpretationreasoningBecause humans are intensely reliant on ocean ecosystems for food and other services, they are deeply affected by forecasted changes.
“Because humans are intensely reliant on ocean ecosystems for food and other ecosystem services, we are deeply affected by all of these forecasted changes.”
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Interpretationnone givenClimate change threatens to accelerate marine defaunation over the next century.
“Climate change threatens to accelerate marine defaunation over the next century.”
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Interpretationnone givenThe oceans still hold a relatively large stock of raw faunal components.
“All of this is a tall order, but the oceans remain relatively full of the raw faunal ingredients and still contain a sufficient degree of resilient capacity so that the goal of reversing the current crisis of marine defaunation remains within reach.”
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InterpretationreasoningTime remains and mechanisms exist to prevent the kinds of defaunation disasters seen on land.
“Humans have had profoundly deleterious impacts on marine animal populations, but there is still time and there exist mechanisms to avert the kinds of defaunation disasters observed on land.”
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PremisecitationTerrestrial animal impacts can alter marine animal ecology, and marine impacts can alter terrestrial ecology.
“Impacts on terrestrial fauna can perturb the ecology of marine fauna (54) and vice versa (103).”
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InterpretationreasoningWe are not inevitably bound to repeat the land defaunation pattern in the oceans, namely intensifying marine hunting until it collapses and then causing large-scale marine habitat alteration.
“We are not necessarily doomed to helplessly recapitulate the defaunation processes observed on land in the oceans: intensifying marine hunting until it becomes untenable and then embarking on an era of large-scale marine habitat modification.”
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PremisecitationThe sea otter, believed extinct in the early 1900s, was found again in 1938, protected, and has returned to a key ecological role across much of the coastal North Pacific and Bering Sea.
“The sea otter, the ecological czar of many coastal ecosystems, was thought to be extinct in the early 1900s but was rediscovered in 1938, protected, and has resumed its key ecological role in large parts of the coastal North Pacific and Bering Sea (108).”
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Interpretationnone givenActions to reduce climate change, restore affected animal populations, and wisely manage new marine development will help alter the current trajectory of marine defaunation.
“Efforts to slow climate change, rebuild affected animal populations, and intelligently engage the coming wave of new marine development activities will all help to change the present course of marine defaunation.”
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The trajectory of terrestrial defaunation is a valid indicator for anticipating future marine defaunation.
“If the trajectory of terrestrial defaunation is any indicator, we should anticipate that habitat alteration will ascend in importance as a future driver of marine defaunation.”
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Current trends in ocean use and industrialization will continue or intensify.
“Current ocean trends, coupled with terrestrial defaunation lessons, suggest that marine defaunation rates will rapidly intensify as human use of the oceans industrializes.”
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The condition of marine animal populations is mutually linked with terrestrial wildlife health and with human societal health.
“Furthermore, the health of marine animal populations is interactively connected to the health of terrestrial wildlife populations-and to the health of society.”
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The United States set off 66 nuclear blasts above and below the water at Enewetak and Bikini Atoll reefs during the 1940s and 1950s.
“The United States detonated 66 nuclear explosions above and below the water of these coral reefs in the 1940s and 1950s.”
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An animal's mobility influences its risk of defaunation.
“Because mobility shapes defaunation risk, we compare the size-standardized home range size of a representative selection of marine (blue) and terrestrial (green) vertebrates.”
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Whale densities might have declined between 66% and 99%.
“whale densities might have declined between 66% and 99% (4 -6).”
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Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Extinction counts do not yield a 36-fold difference
MinorThe stated counts of 514 terrestrial and 15 marine animal extinctions give a ratio of about 34.27, not 36.
Reported 36 · recomputed 34.266667
“The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) records only 15 global extinctions of marine animal species in the past 514 years (i.e., limit of IUCN temporal coverage) and none in the past five decades (8,9).By contrast, the IUCN recognizes 514 extinctions of terrestrial animals during the same period (Fig. 1).While approximately six times more animal species have been cataloged on land than in the oceans (10),”
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- Authors
- McCauley, D. J., Pinsky, M. L., Palumbi, S. R., Estes, J. A., Joyce, F. H., & Warner, R. R.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Hopkins Marine Station (US)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- Corresponding author
- McCauley, Douglas J.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2015-01-16
- Volume
- 347
- Issue
- 6219
- Pages
- 1255641-1255641
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2137011837
- Semantic Scholar
- 81faacd7a521fd2e923227ab1dd01f199520e3df
- Cited by
- 1,305
- References
- 269
- Citations by year
- 2026: 60 · 2025: 102 · 2024: 113 · 2023: 144 · 2022: 147 · 2021: 125 · 2020: 127 · 2019: 149 · 2018: 91 · 2017: 108 · 2016: 89 · 2015: 49 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 25.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- escholarship.org
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Coastal and Marine Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
- Keywords
- animal losses, marine biodiversity loss, marine extinction, ecosystem services, habitat degradation, marine protected areas, ocean productivity, climate change, marine conservation management
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Wild, Humans, Human Activities, Oceans and Seas, Population Dynamics, Seawater, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Extinction, Biological, Endangered Species, Climate Change, Aquatic Organisms
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