Rising water temperature in rivers: Ecological impacts and future resilience
University of Nottingham · Montana State University · +12 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Rising water temperatures in rivers due to climate change are already having observable impacts on river ecosystems. Warming water has both direct and indirect impacts on aquatic life, and further aggravates pervasive issues such as eutrophication, pollution, and the spread of disease. Animals can survive higher temperatures through physiological and/or genetic acclimation, behavioral and phenological change, and range shifts to more suitable locations. As such, those animals that are adapted to cool‐water regions typically found in high altitudes and latitudes where there are fewer dispersal opportunities are most at risk of future extinction. However, sub‐lethal impacts on animal physiology and…
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14Topics & keywords
- Environmental science
- Climate change
- Ecosystem
- Global warming
- Biological dispersal
- Ecology
- Population
- Aquatic ecosystem