Ecosystems
TWIG. (n.d.). Ecosystems [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www-twig-world-com.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/film/what-is-an-ecosystem-1213/
The Intertidal Zones
TWIG. (n.d.). The Intertidal Zones [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www-twig-world-com.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/film/oceans-the-intertidal-zone-1221/
Marine Habitats
"Marine ecosystems can be defined as the interaction of plants, animals, and the marine environment. By “marine,” we mean of, or produced by, the sea or ocean. The term encompasses the salty waters of the Earth, and is also known simply as a salt water ecosystem. As over 70% of Earth’s surface is covered in water, and 97% of that water is salt water, marine ecosystems are the largest types of ecosystems on the planet.". (Biology Dictionary, 2019)
Articles and Websites
- Worldwide Fund for Nature. (2019). Climate change.Retrieved from http://wwf.panda.org/our_work/oceans/problems/climate_change/
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts a further rise of between 1.4°C and 5.8°C by the end of the century. Climate change could therefore well be the knock-out punch for many species which are already under stress from overfishing and habitat loss. - International Union for Conservation of Nature. (2019). The ocean and climate change. Retrieved from https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/ocean-and-climate-changeAt the front line of climate change, the ocean, the coastlines and coastal communities are being disproportionately impacted by increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities.
- CSIRO. (2018, December 10). Marine climate impacts and adaptation. Retrieved from https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Assessing-our-climate/Climate-adaptation-research/Marine-climate-adaptation
Climate change poses a threat to fisheries and marine biodiversity. CSIRO's Marine Climate Impacts and Adaptation research stream is studying how climate change will affect Australia’s oceans, and developing adaptation options to respond to these challenges. - CSIRO. (2007, September 12). Impacts of climate change on Australian marine life. Retrieved from https://library.scotch.wa.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=47128044
Climate change is likely to have important consequences for spawning patterns and productivity cycles in the ocean, according to this report. While ocean temperature has a significant influence on observed changes in Australia’s marine flora and fauna, it is the combined effects of multiple climate and oceanographic factors that will shape Australia’s marine life in the future.
