United KingdomA recent study led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and involving researchers from the Universities of Warsaw and Lille has shown that marine animals have historically responded to environmental crises by shrinking in size. This phenomenon, called the 'Lilliput effect,' was observed through an analysis of nearly 9,000 size changes in marine species spanning 450 million years of evolutionary history. The findings indicate that periods of intense global warming have led to more significant reductions in body size among marine organisms compared to other types of environmental stressors. Researchers warn that ongoing global warming could result in permanently smaller marine life, which would disrupt ocean food chains and affect fisheries.
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