What is marine heatwave and how does it affect marine ecosystems?

In context

What it is

Long periods of warm water stress or kill sea life

Why it matters

Marine Heatwave can disrupt marine habitats, species survival, and food-web stability. Its effects often spread beyond the original disturbance through connected ocean systems.

Ocean Literacy Connections

This resource can be explored through Ocean and climate and Ocean and humans.

• What ocean processes help shape climate and weather patterns?
• How does the ocean support people, and how do human choices change the ocean?

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