ArticleGlobal change biology2022
Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Joaquim GarrabouInstitut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9900-7277
Daniel Gómez-GrasInstitut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9738-6522
Alba MedranoDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0513-9215
Carlo CerranoDept of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9580-5546
Massimo PontiDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6521-1330
Robert SchlegelLaboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne, Université, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0705-1287
Nathaniel BensoussanInstitut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5401-282X
Eva TuricchiaDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8952-9028
Maria SiniDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9608-3503
Vasilis GerovasileiouDepartment of Environment, Faculty of Environment, Ionian University, Zakynthos, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9143-7480
Nuria TeixidoLaboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne, Université, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9286-2852
Alice MirasoleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Ischia Marine Centre, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2517-9548
Laura TamburelloStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Ischia Marine Centre, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1305-8802
Emma CebrianCentre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7588-0135
Gil RilovNational Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Haifa, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-1334-4887
Jean-Baptiste LedouxInstitut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8796-6163
Jamila Ben SouissiNational Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, Tunis University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-1761-4204
Faten KhamassiNational Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, Tunis University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0001-7521-4992
Raouia GhanemBiodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory-LR11ES09, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0001-6947-582X
Mouloud BenabdiAbyss Environmental Services, Algiers, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0003-3770-1874
Samir GrimesEcole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de la Mer et de l'Aménagement (ENSSMAL), Alger, Algeria.
Oscar OcañaMMC (Museo del Mar de Ceuta), Ceuta, Spain.
Hocein BazairiLaboratory 'Biodiversity, Ecology and Genome', Faculty of Sciences, Mohamed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Bernat HereuDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6247-7638
Cristina LinaresDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3855-2743
Diego Kurt KerstingDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2049-7849
Graciel la RoviraDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1943-4653
Júlia OrtegaDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
David CasalsDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6718-0996
Marta Pagès-EscolàDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Núria MargaritDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7409-6277
Pol CapdevilaSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2842-4302
Jana VerduraUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Nice, France.
Alfonso RamosDepartamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6886-218X
Andres IzquierdoCIMAR-Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6887-5036
Carmen BarberaDepartamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2288-0929
Esther Rubio-PortilloDpt. Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5602-5333
Irene AntonCIMAR-Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0476-6794
Paula López-SendinoInstitut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9786-8006
David DíazCentro Oceanográfico de Baleares (IEO-CSIC), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0611-2516
Maite Vázquez-LuisCentro Oceanográfico de Baleares (IEO-CSIC), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2733-2801
Carlos DuarteRed Sea Research Center, King Abudllah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Nuria MarbàInstitut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Mallorca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8048-6789
Eneko AspillagaInstitut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Mallorca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8888-8731
Free EspinosaLaboratorio de Biología Marina, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
Daniele GrechIMC-International Marine Centre, Oristano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4936-5997
Ivan GualaIMC-International Marine Centre, Oristano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4712-1435
Ernesto AzzurroStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Ischia Marine Centre, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9805-3164
Simone FarinaStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Deptartment of Integrative Marine Ecology, Genoa Marine Centre, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0169-8044
Maria Cristina GambiNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0168-776X
Giovanni ChimientiCoNISMa, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2581-3430
Monica MontefalconeDepartment of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3851-1880
Annalisa AzzolaDepartment of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9540-032X
Torcuato Pulido MantasDept of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0260-8373
Simonetta FraschettiCoNISMa, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1780-1651
Giulia CeccherelliDipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9832-9677
Silvija KipsonSEAFAN, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-8313-9881
Tatjana Bakran-PetricioliFaculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-3368-4248
Donat PetricioliD.I.I.V. Ltd for Marine, Freshwater and Subterranean Ecology, Sali, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-0150-9322
Carlos JimenezEnalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-3413-6662
Stelios KatsanevakisDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5137-7540
Inci Tuney KizilkayaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0293-6964
Zafer KizilkayaMediterranean Conservation Society, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6107-0059
Stephane SartorettoIFREMER, Brest, France.
Rouanet ElodieGIS Posidonie, OCEANOMED-MIO-Case 901, Marseille, France.
Sandrine RuittonUniversité de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France.
Steeve ComeauLaboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne, Université, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6724-5286
Jean-Pierre GattusoLaboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne, Université, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4533-4114
Jean-Georges HarmelinGIS Posidonie, OCEANOMED-MIO-Case 901, Marseille, France.
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Abstract
Climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) and mass mortality events (MMEs) of marine organisms are one of their main ecological impacts. Here, we show that during the 2015-2019 period, the Mediterranean Sea has experienced exceptional thermal conditions resulting in the onset of five consecutive years of widespread MMEs across the basin. These MMEs affected thousands of kilometers of coastline from the surface to 45 m, across a range of marine habitats and taxa (50 taxa across 8 phyla). Significant relationships were found between the incidence of MMEs and the heat exposure associated with MHWs observed both at the surface and across depths. Our findings reveal that the Mediterranean Sea is experiencing an acceleration of the ecological impacts of MHWs which poses an unprecedented threat to its ecosystems' health and functioning. Overall, we show that increasing the resolution of empirical observation is critical to enhancing our ability to more effectively understand and manage the consequences of climate change.
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