EFFECTS OF EXPECTED GLOBAL CLIMATE-CHANGE ON MARINE FAUNAS

Anthropogenically induced global climate change is likely to have a ma jor impact on marine ecosystems, affecting both biodiversity and produ ctivity. These changes will, in turn, have a large impact on humankind 's interactions with the sea. By examining the effects of past climate changes on the ocean, as well as by determining how shifts in physica l parameters of the ocean may affect physiology, biochemistry and comm unity interactions, scientists are beginning to explore the possible e ffects of global climate change on marine biota.