Species groups follow patterns reacting to climate change on US Northeast Shelf

Researchers studying groups of species with similar depth and temperature distribution have found that those groups have similar responses to the effects of climate change. Interactions between individual species in those groups, however, may be affected by the amount of available habitat, predator-prey relationships, and competition for food resulting from shifts in range and distribution. The study evaluated the pace and magnitude of climate change effects for nearly 70 demersal or bottom-dwelling species on the US Northeast Shelf.

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