A new study reveals that ocean temperatures five degrees Celsius higher than normal off the western Australian coast decimated the seaweed which harboured marine species. "We've surveyed this coastline at three locations -- Hamelin Bay, Marmion and Jurien Bay -- almost every year since 2006," says Daniel Smale from the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute and School of Plant Biology. "During this heatwave, we found that the seaweed Scytothalia ...Thursday, 24 January 2013
Study: Heatwave Decimates Marine Species Habitat
A new study reveals that ocean temperatures five degrees Celsius higher than normal off the western Australian coast decimated the seaweed which harboured marine species. "We've surveyed this coastline at three locations -- Hamelin Bay, Marmion and Jurien Bay -- almost every year since 2006," says Daniel Smale from the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute and School of Plant Biology. "During this heatwave, we found that the seaweed Scytothalia ...
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