Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
374(6566)
Published: Oct. 22, 2021
The
impacts
of
marine
heatwaves
Extreme
warming
events
in
the
world’s
oceans
are
becoming
more
widespread
and
frequent;
8
10
most
severe
recorded
have
taken
place
past
decade.
Smith
et
al
.
review
how
these
severely
altering
ecosystem
service
provision,
with
socioeconomic
impacts.
Heatwave
effects,
including
range
shifts
mass
mortality
species
harmful
algal
blooms,
knock-on
economic
consequences
that
already
run
into
billions
US
dollars.
As
well
as
reviewing
events,
authors
discuss
mitigation
adaptation
measures
needed
to
alleviate
risks
damaging
—AMS
Science,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
366(6471)
Published: Dec. 13, 2019
The
human
impact
on
life
Earth
has
increased
sharply
since
the
1970s,
driven
by
demands
of
a
growing
population
with
rising
average
per
capita
income.
Nature
is
currently
supplying
more
materials
than
ever
before,
but
this
come
at
high
cost
unprecedented
global
declines
in
extent
and
integrity
ecosystems,
distinctness
local
ecological
communities,
abundance
number
wild
species,
domesticated
varieties.
Such
changes
reduce
vital
benefits
that
people
receive
from
nature
threaten
quality
future
generations.
Both
an
expanding
economy
costs
reducing
nature's
are
unequally
distributed.
fabric
which
we
all
depend-nature
its
contributions
to
people-is
unravelling
rapidly.
Despite
severity
threats
lack
enough
progress
tackling
them
date,
opportunities
exist
change
trajectories
through
transformative
action.
action
must
begin
immediately,
however,
address
root
economic,
social,
technological
causes
deterioration.
Nature Reviews Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. 569 - 586
Published: June 18, 2019
In
the
Anthropocene,
in
which
we
now
live,
climate
change
is
impacting
most
life
on
Earth.
Microorganisms
support
existence
of
all
higher
trophic
forms.
To
understand
how
humans
and
other
forms
Earth
(including
those
are
yet
to
discover)
can
withstand
anthropogenic
change,
it
vital
incorporate
knowledge
microbial
'unseen
majority'.
We
must
learn
not
just
microorganisms
affect
production
consumption
greenhouse
gases)
but
also
they
will
be
affected
by
human
activities.
This
Consensus
Statement
documents
central
role
global
importance
biology.
It
puts
humanity
notice
that
impact
depend
heavily
responses
microorganisms,
essential
for
achieving
an
environmentally
sustainable
future.
The
majority
with
share
often
goes
unnoticed
despite
underlying
major
biogeochemical
cycles
food
webs,
thereby
taking
a
key
change.
highlights
microbiology
issues
call
action
microbiologists.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: March 29, 2018
Heatwaves
are
important
climatic
extremes
in
atmospheric
and
oceanic
systems
that
can
have
devastating
long-term
impacts
on
ecosystems,
with
subsequent
socioeconomic
consequences.
Recent
prominent
marine
heatwaves
attracted
considerable
scientific
public
interest.
Despite
this,
a
comprehensive
assessment
of
how
these
ocean
temperature
been
changing
globally
is
missing.
Using
range
data
including
global
records
daily
satellite
observations,
situ
measurements
gridded
monthly
situ-based
sets,
we
identify
significant
increases
over
the
past
century.
We
find
from
1925
to
2016,
average
heatwave
frequency
duration
increased
by
34%
17%,
respectively,
resulting
54%
increase
annual
days
globally.
Importantly,
trends
largely
be
explained
mean
temperatures,
suggesting
expect
further
under
continued
warming.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
115(17), P. 4325 - 4333
Published: April 23, 2018
Increasing
our
understanding
of
Earth’s
biodiversity
and
responsibly
stewarding
its
resources
are
among
the
most
crucial
scientific
social
challenges
new
millennium.
These
require
fundamental
knowledge
organization,
evolution,
functions,
interactions
millions
planet’s
organisms.
Herein,
we
present
a
perspective
on
Earth
BioGenome
Project
(EBP),
moonshot
for
biology
that
aims
to
sequence,
catalog,
characterize
genomes
all
eukaryotic
over
period
10
years.
The
outcomes
EBP
will
inform
broad
range
major
issues
facing
humanity,
such
as
impact
climate
change
biodiversity,
conservation
endangered
species
ecosystems,
preservation
enhancement
ecosystem
services.
We
describe
hurdles
project
faces,
including
data-sharing
policies
ensure
permanent,
freely
available
resource
future
discovery
while
respecting
access
benefit
sharing
guidelines
Nagoya
Protocol.
also
organizational
in
executing
an
ambitious
project,
structure
proposed
achieve
project’s
goals.
far-reaching
potential
benefits
creating
open
digital
repository
genomic
information
life
can
be
realized
only
by
coordinated
international
effort.
