Increased importance of cool-water fish at high latitudes emerges from individual-level responses to warming.

ABSTRACT: High latitude ecosystems are experiencing the most rapid warming on earth, expected to trigger a diverse array of ecological responses. Climate warming affects the ecophysiology of fish, and fish close to the cold end of their thermal distribution are expected to increase somatic growth from increased temperatures and a prolonged growth season, which in turn affects maturation schedules, reproduction, and survival, boosting population growth. Accordingly, fish species living in ecosystems close to their northern range edge should increase in relative abundance and importance, and possibly displace cold-water adapted species. We aim to document whether and how population-level effects of warming are mediated by individual-level responses to increased temperatures, shift community structure,

SUBMITTER: Smalas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10244614 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature