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Fabio Pereira, David Pilo, Andre N. Carvalho, Marta Rufino, Paula Moura, Paulo Vasconcelos, Miguel B. Gaspar
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MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Barbara J. Spiecker, Bruce A. Menge
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ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
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Barbara J. Spiecker, Bruce A. Menge
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
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ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2023)
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Nikolas J. Kaplanis
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Nokubonga Mbandzi, Motebang Dominic Vincent Nakin, Adebola Omowunmi Oyedeji
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MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Kuo Wang, Juan Yao, Juying Wang, Hongbin Liu, Kedong Yin
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Erin Meyer-Gutbrod, Li Kui, Robert Miller, Mary Nishimoto, Linda Snook, Milton Love
Summary: Anthropogenic climate change has led to warming temperatures and decreased oxygen concentrations in the global oceans. Research conducted in the Southern California Channel Islands over a 15-year period showed that many fish species shifted their peak distribution to shallower depths in response to declining oxygen levels. This climate-driven distribution shift has important implications for fisheries management, including habitat reduction, compression, trophic dynamics, and body condition.
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Juan Carlos Alcerreca-Huerta, Cesia J. Cruz-Ramirez, Laura R. de Almeida, Valeria Chavez, Rodolfo Silva
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Environmental Sciences
Ryan B. Wallace, Bradley J. Peterson, Christopher J. Gobler
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Do Thi Thu Huong, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Gia Do Khanh, Nguyen Van Thanh, Luc Hens
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ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)