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Global Marine Biodiversity Trends
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▪ Abstract Marine biodiversity encompasses all levels of complexity of life in the sea, from within species to across ecosystems. At all levels, marine biodiversity has naturally exhibited a general, slow trajectory of increase, punctuated by mass extinctions at the evolutionary scale and by disturbances at the ecological scale. In historical times, a synergy of human threats, including overfishing, global warming, biological introductions, and pollution, has caused a rapid decline in global marine biodiversity, as measured by species extinctions, population depletions, and community homogenization. The consequences of this biodiversity loss include changes in ecosystem function and a reduction in the provision of ecosystem services. Global biodiversity loss will continue and likely accelerate in the future, with potentially more frequent ecological collapses and community-wide shifts. However, the timing and magnitude of these catastrophic events are probably unpredictable.
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- Sala, E., & Knowlton, N.
- Affiliations
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
- Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0202;,
- ORCID
- Sala, Enric
- Venue
- Annual Review of Environment and Resources
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- Annual Reviews
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- 2006-11-01
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- 31
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- 93-122
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- 1543-5938 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2050
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- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coastal Fisheries and Human Impacts
- Keywords
- marine biodiversity, biodiversity loss, mass extinction, overfishing, global warming, biological invasions, marine pollution, species extinction, depopulation, community homogenization, ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services, ecological collapse, community change
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