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Arctic cod threatened by climate change SOPHIE RAMIS, VALENTINA BRESCHI, VALENTIN RAKOVSKY
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Adults
Immature
Juveniles
Larvae
Eggs
Disruptions for
Pollution
Changes in freshwater inputs
(melting of polar ice caps)
Ocean acidification
LIFE CYCLE
Immature
(1-2 years)
Changing
prey field
Arrival of new
predators
(ex: Atlantic cod)
Arrival of competing
species
(ex: capelin,
sand lance)
Adults
(2-7 years)
Larvae
(several months)
Juveniles
(less than 1 year)
Eggs
(35-79 days)
Melting sea ice:
greater exposure to UV radiation
Warming water
Not to scale
Source: Geoffroy, Bouchard et al. (2023) in Elementa
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