摘要:The newly established population of Perna perna surveyed at four sites along the Israeli Mediterranean coast averaged between 2155 and 8022 specimens/m² in June 2021 Three sites displayed unimodal size–frequency distributions, whereas the site adjacent to Haifa port – a bimodal distribution The population suffered catastrophic mortality following a succession of heatwaves culminating in a prolonged heatwave in August (ambient temperature 36 to 38 °C, sea surface 32 °C), with diurnal low tides occurring midday With the projected rise in both mean temperature, and prevalence, duration, and severity of extreme high temperature events, it is likely that even if a P perna reoccurs, it will be of brief duration.