Xinhua News Agency, Wellington, April 9 (Reporter Lu Huaiqian and Guo Lei) A new study led by the University of Auckland in New Zealand shows that global warming is forcing marine life to change geographic distribution, "escape" from the equatorial region and migrate toward the poles.
The research team analyzed the distribution data of 48,661 species of marine life since the 1950s to assess the impact of climate change on species diversity across latitudes.
Studies have found that this distribution change is more pronounced in the northern hemisphere, where the ocean warming effect is more pronounced.
According to the study, the climate in the tropics was once considered stable, with ideal living temperatures for many organisms, so there are many biological species in this area.
Mark Costello, professor of marine biology at the University of Auckland, said this study shows that climate change has affected marine biodiversity on a global scale.
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