Estructura de las comunidades de peces de arrecife en una zona de transición ecológica

Fernanda C Silva1, Juan P Quimbayo2, Martin Lindegren3

  • 1Centre for Ocean Life, National Inst. of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua), Technical Univ. of Denmark, Denmark; Marine Macroecology and Biogeography Lab, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil.

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Resumen

El cambio climático afecta a las comunidades de peces de arrecife en las zonas de transición del Atlántico. Las islas del norte muestran una mayor riqueza de peces y biomasa, con especies adaptadas a aguas más frías, lo que pone de relieve las diferencias regionales en la biodiversidad.

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