The two biodiversity refugia in the Eastern Bering Sea (IMAGE)

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The two biodiversity refugia in the Eastern Bering Sea

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Two distinct biodiversity refugia (inset map, top panel) for marine communities (159 fish and invertebrate species) in the Eastern Bering Sea from 1990-2018. These refugial features (black polygons, bottom panels) were situated in regions of persistently high species richness (left) and high climatic stability over time (right; Irene D. Alabia, et al. Global Change Biology. April 25, 2021).

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Irene D. Alabia, et al. Global Change Biology. April 25, 2021

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