Ocean warming and acidification are changing shark behaviour

As the Earth's oceans warms, sea-dwelling creatures experience a raft of changes. While much attention has been directed towards small-bodied fishes, we know relatively little about the effects of ocean warming and acidification on large predators like sharks.

A new publication by the Environment Institute's Jennifer Pistevos, Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken, Dr Tullio Rossi and Professor Sean Connell has uncovered the climate-sensitive metabolic and behavioural changes of large predators.

The paper, entitled "Antagonistic effects of ocean acidification and warming on hunting sharks" was published in August, 2016 in Oikos.