Temperature Increase and Population Collapse (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Temperature Increase and Population Collapse

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A 1-degree increase in seawater temperature and a collapse in the herring population result in a 10-percent decrease in methylmercury levels in cod and a 70-percent increase in spiny dogfish.

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