How is the increase in water temperature threatening marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean?

Excerpt from Coral Guardians:

When it comes to rising sea temperatures and its effect on marine biodiversity, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is often referenced as the case study to follow. The iconic reef is the largest continuous coral ecosystem in the world and is currently recovering from its sixth mass bleaching event since 1998. While attention is often paid to the GBR, rising sea temperatures are causing negative effects all around the world, from Antarctica to the Mediterranean. A recent study published in Global Change Biology by Joaquim Garrabaou and a team of international researchers from over 10 different institutions highlights that the Mediterranean has undergone five consecutive years of marine heatwaves and mass mortality events between 2015-2019.

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