PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Perry, Allison L.
AU  - Low, Paula J.
AU  - Ellis, Jim R.
AU  - Reynolds, John D.
TI  - Climate Change and Distribution Shifts in Marine Fishes
AID  - 10.1126/science.1111322
DP  - 2005 Jun 24
TA  - Science
PG  - 1912--1915
VI  - 308
IP  - 5730
4099  - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/308/5730/1912.short
4100  - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/308/5730/1912.full
SO  - Science2005 Jun 24; 308
AB  - We show that the distributions of both exploited and nonexploited North Sea fishes have responded markedly to recent increases in sea temperature, with nearly two-thirds of species shifting in mean latitude or depth or both over 25 years. For species with northerly or southerly range margins in the North Sea, half have shown boundary shifts with warming, and all but one shifted northward. Species with shifting distributions have faster life cycles and smaller body sizes than nonshifting species. Further temperature rises are likely to have profound impacts on commercial fisheries through continued shifts in distribution and alterations in community interactions.