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June 9, 2009
Climate change’s big picture
With all that we hear about climate change threatening ocean life, coastal habitats and the people who depend on aquatic ecosystem services, it’s hard to believe the global trend is good for something. In response to a new study indicating that climate change could benefit sea stars in B.C. waters, SFU scientist Nick Dulvy says we need to maintain a healthy skepticism about climate change having positive effects. “Lab studies show that there can be winners in climate change but the question we need to answer is, ‘Who are the winners in the wild? What is the big picture?’ Scientists are not always doing what they should be doing to answer these questions,” says Dulvy, one of three SFU biologists involved in a new international climate change-related coral reef study to be released today. See: http://at.sfu.ca/VyCaul
Nick Dulvy, 778.782.4124, nick_dulvy@sfu.ca
With all that we hear about climate change threatening ocean life, coastal habitats and the people who depend on aquatic ecosystem services, it’s hard to believe the global trend is good for something. In response to a new study indicating that climate change could benefit sea stars in B.C. waters, SFU scientist Nick Dulvy says we need to maintain a healthy skepticism about climate change having positive effects. “Lab studies show that there can be winners in climate change but the question we need to answer is, ‘Who are the winners in the wild? What is the big picture?’ Scientists are not always doing what they should be doing to answer these questions,” says Dulvy, one of three SFU biologists involved in a new international climate change-related coral reef study to be released today. See: http://at.sfu.ca/VyCaul
Nick Dulvy, 778.782.4124, nick_dulvy@sfu.ca