Great Barrier Reef fish reveal that large-scale macroecological patterns have changed significantly 🐟🐠 We found that changes in latitudinal diversity gradient & rising species turnover were strongly correlated with shifts in coral composition Out now in Nature Comms www.nature.com/articles/s41... - ThreadSky

reefjav.bsky.social • 137 days ago

Great Barrier Reef fish reveal that large-scale macroecological patterns have changed significantly 🐟🐠

We found that changes in latitudinal diversity gradient & rising species turnover were strongly correlated with shifts in coral composition

Out now in Nature Comms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55128-7

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reefjav.bsky.social•137 days ago

Find the press release from Lancaster University of our paper.

Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/great-barrier-reef-fish-evidence-suggests-shifts-in-major-global-biodiversity-patterns

ehrlichundoffen.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm confident, that this wording will lead to ZERO action on the issue.

Sounds nice and comforting. Like "climate change".

ehrlichundoffen.bsky.social•137 days ago

We could also point out, that 25% of all marine species will soon be extinct as 99% if all corsl reefs WILL disapear, and that there is close to nothing, we can do about it at this point, but hey - better do no uncomfort anybody.

reefjav.bsky.social•137 days ago

We found that the most documented pattern of life on Earth - the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient - has changed in shape over the last three decades, raising questions about whether these patterns are decoupling from their original underlying drivers 🐠

reefjav.bsky.social•137 days ago

Reef fish turnover continuously increased over time at all latitudes of the Great Barrier Reef and did not show evidence of a return 🐟

reefjav.bsky.social•137 days ago

Altered diversity patterns are characterised by heterogeneous changes in reef fish trophic groups across the latitudinal gradient with reductions
in omnivores, planktivores, and herbivores in the northern GBR, and increases in the southern regions.

reefjav.bsky.social•137 days ago

We found that these emergent patterns of reef fish diversity are more closely associated with shifts in coral community composition than fluctuations in coral cover 🐠 🪸

reefjav.bsky.social•137 days ago

The paper represents the first chapter of my PhD.

Thanks to all my coauthors @nickajgraham.bsky.social., @salkeith.bsky.social, @remotereefs.bsky.social and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) for their invaluable contributions and support throughout this enjoyable collaboration.

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