@article{fdi:010086341, title = {{G}lobal decline of pelagic fauna in a warmer ocean}, author = {{A}riza, {A}. and {L}engaigne, {M}atthieu and {M}enk{\`e}s, {C}hristophe and {L}ebourges {D}haussy, {A}nne and {R}eceveur, {A}. and {G}orgues, {T}homas and {H}abasque, {J}{\'e}r{\'e}mie and {G}utierrez, {M}. and {M}aury, {O}livier and {B}ertrand, {A}rnaud}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}elagic fauna is expected to be impacted under climate change according to ecosystem simulations. {H}owever, the direction and magnitude of the impact is still uncertain and still not corroborated by observation-based statistical studies. {H}ere we compile a global underwater sonar database and 20 ocean climate projections to predict the future distribution of sound-scattering fauna around the world's oceans. {W}e show that global pelagic fauna will be seriously compromised by the end of the twenty-first century if we continue under the current greenhouse emission scenario. {L}ow and mid latitudes are expected to lose from 3% to 22% of animal biomass due to the expansion of low-productive systems, while higher latitudes would be populated by present-day temperate fauna, supporting results from ecosystem simulations. {W}e further show that strong mitigation measures to contain global warming below 2 degrees {C} would reduce these impacts to less than half.}, keywords = {{MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {C}limate {C}hange}, volume = {12}, numero = {10}, pages = {928--934 + 15 p.}, ISSN = {1758-678{X}}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1038/s41558-022-01479-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086341}, }