#massmortality

4/7 A recent outbreak among migratory eared grebes in Utah killed between 15,000-25,000 birds near Great Salt Lake. Seabirds that roost in large numbers are particularly vulnerable, while songbirds appear less affected as they don't gather in dense groups.
#MassMortality #MigratoryBirds

Vulnerability of benthic trait diversity across the Mediterranean Sea following mass mortality events - Nature Communications The future of marine ecosystem function under global change may be predicted by examining past trends. Here, the authors examine mass marine mortality data from 389 benthic Mediterranean species (1986...

🔥🌊 The #Mediterranean is undergoing a rapid ecological shift! Our new study in Nature Communications reveals that #MassMortality events have caused a substantial loss of benthic #trait #diversity in just 5 years
Read the full study:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ClimateChange #MarineEcology
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A few m up coast at Paternella, Sicily, again on NW facing rocks, discovered 1000s more freshly dead Mediterranean Sand Smelt (Atherina hepsetus) along many m of rock ledge above HWM. WHY? Sea was 28°C? Chased by predators? #MassFishKill #massmortality #Mediterranean #Sicily 4/24