Climate Change Likely to Drive 82 Percent of Native California Fish to Extinction
Source: Nature World News
Climate Change Likely to Drive 82 Percent of Native California Fish to Extinction
By Staff Reporter
Climate change is linked with the disappearance of native fish in California. Researchers say that fishes such as salmon will be extinct in the region in the next 100 years, and that other non-native fish will take their place.
Researchers from University of California Davis found that 82 percent of the 121 species that are found in California will be on the edge of extinction in the next few decades. However, only 19 percent of the 50 non-native species will face similar crises.
"If present trends continue, much of the unique California fish fauna will disappear and be replaced by alien fishes, such as carp, largemouth bass, fathead minnows and green sunfish," said Peter Moyle, a professor of fish biology at UC Davis.
Climate change has been associated with fisheries around the world. Any change in climate results in increase in sea surface temperatures, global sea-levels rise and decrease in sea-ice cover, along with changes in salinity, wave conditions and ocean circulation.
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