Yolanda Stranga
@yolandastranga.bsky.social
Marine scientist, Marine biology, Marine ecology, Alien species, Jellyfish blooms, HABs, Barcelona Convention species, Bioinformatics, Cartography, Spatial Planning #GES4SEAS #MARPLAN #MarineEcology #MarineConservation
Reposted by Yolanda Stranga
We developed a national RLI and found ecology is important. Countries with healthier Shark & Ray populations (larger RLI), have:
👉 greater shelf area (more habitat)
👉 cooler sea surface temperature
👉 greater primary production
This is consistent with greater extinction risk in the tropics
🧵16/20
👉 greater shelf area (more habitat)
👉 cooler sea surface temperature
👉 greater primary production
This is consistent with greater extinction risk in the tropics
🧵16/20
December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
We developed a national RLI and found ecology is important. Countries with healthier Shark & Ray populations (larger RLI), have:
👉 greater shelf area (more habitat)
👉 cooler sea surface temperature
👉 greater primary production
This is consistent with greater extinction risk in the tropics
🧵16/20
👉 greater shelf area (more habitat)
👉 cooler sea surface temperature
👉 greater primary production
This is consistent with greater extinction risk in the tropics
🧵16/20
Thank you so much!
December 5, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Thank you so much!