Changes of the coastal fish fauna in the Chikuzen Sea [Fukuoka, Jpan] according to rise of sea water temperature in recent years
2005
Nishida, T.(Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan)) | Nakazono, A. | Oikawa, S. | Matsui, S.
It is reported that the rise of water temperature progressing with global warming has exerted a large influence on geographical distribution and community structures in fishes. Fishes occurring at "present", "ten years ago", and "fifty years ago" at the Chikuzen Sea, northern coast of Kyushu, Japan, were compared and it was found that only half of fish species were common between each of these three ages. Furthermore, it was noted that the proportion of fish species, which were distributed in the subtropical and the tropical seas increased during these years. The coastal water temperature in the area has risen at 0.1 deg C annually since 1980 and it was thought that this is the reason for recent changes in fish fauna at the Chikuzen Sea.
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