Threat to biodiversity

A new paper co-authored by OFI researcher, Amanda Bates, is warning marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly at risk from climate change. Dr. Bates, an Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland is the Canada Research Chair in Marine Physiological Ecology with the Department of Ocean Sciences.

Although MPAs are a primary management tool for mitigating threats to marine biodiversity, she says the warming associated with continued “business as usual” emissions will likely result in further habitat and species loss.

“Climate change is not going to stay out of our MPA borders — it’s there,” said Dr. Bates.

Learn more by reading her co-authored paper, published in the journal Nature Climate Change.