Climate Change Impacts on Marine Biodiversity: From Organisms to Populations and Ecosystems

Dear Colleagues,

The climate crisis is a global threat to marine species, populations, and ecosystems; it affects individual organisms and their interactions with other species and habitats, thus altering ecosystem functions and structures. The impacts of the climate crisis are widespread but not uniform across the world's oceans as the responses of marine species and habitats vary according to their relative vulnerability, degree of exposure, sensitivity, and capacity to adapt. This synergy places great pressure on marine ecosystems, reducing their resilience.

The climate crisis is particularly intense in many marine regions, where warming rates often exceed global averages. Significant increases in sea surface temperatures, more frequent marine heatwaves, ocean acidification, and changing current patterns are being observed globally. Coastal ecosystems, which harbor rich biodiversity, face additional pressures from sea level rise and extreme weather events.

Within this context, this Special Issue of Diversity, titled "Climate Change Impacts on Marine Biodiversity: From Organisms to Populations and Ecosystems", will include the following topics:

• The spatial and temporal distribution patterns of marine species and populations under climate change;
• The structure and functional diversity of marine populations and ecosystems under climate change;
• Obtaining future predictions using recent multi-model initiatives and statistical modeling approaches;
• Extreme marine events and hazards;
• Climate changes' effects on the ecotoxicity of emerging pollutants with a special focus on coastal ecosystems;
• Alien species occurrence in marine environments;
• Conservation actions for marine biodiversity.

Dr. Luca Bracchetti
Dr. Massimiliano Fazzini
Dr. Paolo Cocci
Guest Editors

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