DIMAR, CNRS-Université de la Méditerranée, Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille, Station Marine d'Endoume, Rue Batterie des Lions, 13007 Marseille, France.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2010 Apr;25(4):250-60. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.10.009. Epub 2009 Dec 1.
Little doubt is left that climate change is underway, strongly affecting the Earth's biodiversity. Some of the greatest challenges ahead concern the marine realm, but it is unclear to what extent changes will affect marine ecosystems. The Mediterranean Sea could give us some of the answers. Data recovered from its shores and depths have shown that sea temperatures are steadily increasing, extreme climatic events and related disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent, faunas are shifting, and invasive species are spreading. This miniature ocean can serve as a giant mesocosm of the world's oceans, with various sources of disturbances interacting synergistically and therefore providing an insight into a major unknown: how resilient are marine ecosystems, and how will their current functioning be modified?
毫无疑问，气候变化正在进行，强烈影响着地球的生物多样性。未来面临的一些最大挑战与海洋领域有关，但气候变化将在多大程度上影响海洋生态系统尚不清楚。地中海可能会为我们提供一些答案。从其海岸和深海中收集的数据表明，海水温度正在稳步上升，极端气候事件和相关疾病的爆发越来越频繁，动物群正在转移，入侵物种正在蔓延。这个微型海洋可以作为世界海洋的巨型中间层，各种干扰源相互协同作用，因此可以深入了解一个主要的未知领域：海洋生态系统的弹性如何，它们目前的功能将如何改变？
