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Title:
Results from the Gulf of Mexico climate vulnerability analysis for fishes and invertebrates
Author(s):
Quinlan, John A.
Nelson, Mark
Savoia, Caitlyn
Skubel, Rachel
Scott, James D.
Ailloud, Lisa
Ainsworth, Cameron
Alvarez, Danielle
Bacheler, Nathan M.
Burton, Michael
Calay, Shannon
Cummings, Nancie
Doerr, Jennifer C.
Driggers, William
Erisman, Brad
Gandy, Ryan
Grove, Laura Jay
Hanisko, David
Heublein, Joseph
Hoffmayer, Eric
Isely, Jeff
Johnson, Matthew
Jones, Christian
Karnauskas, Mandy
Kelble, Chris
Kirkland, Trevor
Langwiser, Caitlin
Leo, Jennifer
Lombardi, Linda
McCarthy, Kevin
Nylander-Asplin, Hannah
O’Boyle, Michael
Orbesen, Eric
Orhun, Refik
Patterson, William III
Pollack, Adam G.
Powers, Sean
Potts, Jennifer
Rios, Adyan
Sagarese, Skyler
Schueller, Amy
Serafy, Joseph
Snodgrass, Derke
Switzer, Ted
Zink, Ian
Griffis, Roger
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.).
ECS Federal, LLC.
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Science and Technology.
Abess Center for Ecosystem Science & Policy.
Florida. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region.
Physical Sciences Laboratory (U.S.).
University of Colorado Boulder. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
University of South Florida. College of Marine Science.
University of Florida.
University of Texas at Austin. Marine Science Institute.
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (Key Biscayne, Fla.).
Corporate Name:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.).
ECS Federal, LLC.
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Science and Technology.
Abess Center for Ecosystem Science & Policy.
Florida. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region.
Physical Sciences Laboratory (U.S.).
University of Colorado Boulder. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
University of South Florida. College of Marine Science.
University of Florida.
University of Texas at Austin. Marine Science Institute.
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (Key Biscayne, Fla.).
Dates of Publication:
2023
Abstract:
The key findings of the climate vulnerability assessment are: ● All species in the Gulf of Mexico are projected to experience high or very high exposure to climate-driven change in environmental variables. ● The primary environmental factors of concern include temperature, salinity, ocean acidification, and dissolved oxygen. ● Biological sensitivities are variable and range from low to very high, with most species (~63%) falling into the low sensitivity category. ● The dominant biological aspects include population growth rate, other stressors, early life stage survival and settlement, spawning cycle, complexity in reproductive strategy, and spawning stock size/status. ● Twenty percent of the species, representing groupers, elasmobranchs, snappers, diadromous fishes, invertebrates, and coastal species, had high or very high overall vulnerability to climate change. Twenty-eight percent of all species were moderately vulnerable, and 52% were low-vulnerability species.
Keywords:
Climatic changes
Marine fishes
Marine invertebrates
Risk assessment
Place Keywords:
Mexico, Gulf of
Local Corporate Name:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
SER (Southeast Region)
OST (Office of Science and Technology)
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
AOML (Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory)
PSL (Physical Sciences Laboratory)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
CIMAS (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies)
Format:
PDF
Type of Resource:
Technical Memorandum
Genre:
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 767
Note:
The key findings of the climate vulnerability assessment are: ● All species in the Gulf of Mexico are projected to experience high or very high exposure to climate-driven change in environmental variables. ● The primary environmental factors of concern include temperature, salinity, ocean acidification, and dissolved oxygen. ● Biological sensitivities are variable and range from low to very high, with most species (~63%) falling into the low sensitivity category. ● The dominant biological aspects include population growth rate, other stressors, early life stage survival and settlement, spawning cycle, complexity in reproductive strategy, and spawning stock size/status. ● Twenty percent of the species, representing groupers, elasmobranchs, snappers, diadromous fishes, invertebrates, and coastal species, had high or very high overall vulnerability to climate change. Twenty-eight percent of all species were moderately vulnerable, and 52% were low-vulnerability species.
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