Rapid biotic homogenization of marine fish assemblages
Our new paper, Rapid biotic homogenization of marine fish assemblages, published in Nature Communications, identifies a substantial but overlooked threat to fish biodiversity. These analyses reveal that, over a period of 30 years, marine fish communities to the west of Scotland are becoming increasingly uniform in terms of species composition – an outcome linked to climate change. As our results make clear, apparent constancy in species richness can mask enormous changes in species composition, which in turn may have important consequences for ecosystem function.
