Historical squid biomass increase is not explained by rising temperature but rather by loss of top predators.
Rémy Denéchère, P. Daniël van Denderen, Ken Haste Andersen
The paper models the historical increase in squid biomass, finding that predator loss from fishing, not rising temperatures, explains the trend, with temperature instead reducing biomass due to metabolic demands.
bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2026 · PreprintEcology