Climate change impacts on marine life

• Warming waters impact on marine life


  Effects: Disrupts ocean currents, weather patterns, and changes habit conditions.

  Examples: Coral bleaching, fish migration.
• Ocean Acidification impact on marine life and ecosystems:

  Effect: Makes it harder for shell-building organisms to build shells

  Example: Weakens corals, mollusks, plankton.
• Deoxygenation:

  • Effect: Warmer water holds less oxygen, creates oxygen-depleted "dead zones"
  • Example: Marine life cannot survive in dead zones
• Sea Level Rise:

  • Effect: Threatens coastal ecosystems & increases erosion
  • Example: Loss of wetlands, mangroves, & low-lying islands
• Changes in Precipitation:

  • Effect: Disrupts freshwater inflows to coastal ecosystems
  • Example: Impacts salinity & nutrient levels, harming organisms