Biologists ignore ocean weather at their peril

3 pagesEcologists must understand how marine life responds to changing local conditions, rather than to overall global temperature rise, say Amanda E. Bates and 16 colleagues. The ocean can turn on a dime. Temperature, pH, oxygen levels and salinity can vary drastically - across distances of centimetres and within time frames of minutes1-3. That’s the latest view being revealed by measurements from thousands of instruments anchored to shores or attached to floats, ocean gliders and ships. [...]Peer Reviewe

Biologists ignore ocean weather at their peril

Ecologists must understand how marine life responds to changing local conditions, rather than to overall global temperature rise, say Amanda E. Bates and 16 colleagues