Some (Fish Might) Like It Hot: Habitat Quality and Fish Growth from Past to Future Climates.

ABSTRACT: Current expectation is that projected climate change may have adverse effects on fish habitats and survival. The analysis leading to these concerns is typically done at large scale with limited possibility to quantify the local biological response and compare with previous conditions. Our research investigated the effects of recorded climate conditions on Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) spawning and rearing habitats and growth responses to the local climate and compared those conditions to predicted responses to a climate change. The study site was a 7 km long reach of Bear Valley Creek, an important spawning stream for this US Endangered Species Act listed species, in the Pacific Northwest of United States. We used 2D numerical modeling supported by accurate, high-resolut

SUBMITTER: Reeder WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8691523 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature