Climate change and Ecosystem

Climate Change: Marine Life

Marine Species suffering from global climate change include plankton - which forms the idea of marine food chains - corals, fish, polar bears, walruses, seals, sea lions, penguins, and seabirds. The Intergovernmental Panel on global climate change predicts an extra rise of between 1.4°C and 5.8°C by the top of the century. Climate change could therefore rather be the knock-out punch for several species which are already under stress from overfishing and habitat loss. A study has shown that fish within the North Sea have moved further north or into deeper water in response to rising sea temperatures. Other species may lose their homes for other reasons. The distribution of penguin species within the Antarctic Peninsula region, for instance, is changing with reductions in sea ice thanks to heating.