| Title | Longitudinal thermal heterogeneity in rivers and refugia for coldwater species: effects of scale and climate change |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Fullerton, A. H., C. E. Torgersen, J. J. Lawler, E. A. Steel, J. L. Ebersole, and S. Y. Lee |
| Secondary Title | Aquatic Sciences |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | Article 3, 15 p. |
| Date Published | 2018, Jan. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Nehalem River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River, climate, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., climate, geographical distribution, mathematical modeling, water temperature |
| Notes | Cool patches in rivers serve as refuges for cold-water species such as trout and salmon. What happens to cool patches in a warming climate? In this article studying multiple streams across the Pacific Northwest, the authors address this question. Small cool patches may disappear, creating one long warm patch, which could be a barrier to migration. Large cool patches could be broken into smaller patches. In the case of the Siletz River, cool patches tended to move further upstream. “Our model predicted little change in future thermal heterogeneity among rivers, but within-river patterns sometimes changed markedly compared to contemporary patterns” (from the Abstract). |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00027-017-0557-9 |
| Series Title | Aquatic Sciences |
