Characterizing the thermal suitability of instream habitat for salmonids: a cautionary example from the Rocky Mountains

R Al-Chokhachy, SJ Wenger, DJ Isaak… - Transactions of the …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding a species' thermal niche is becoming increasingly important for management
and conservation within the context of global climate change, yet there have been …

Modeling thermal metrics of importance for native vs non-native fish across stream networks to provide insight for watershed-scale fisheries management

AL Marsha, EA Steel, AH Fullerton - Freshwater Science, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Water temperatures on river networks fluctuate in time and over space. This variation creates
complex thermal regimes through which fishes move over the course of their lives. Using …

Comparing stream-specific to generalized temperature models to guide salmonid management in a changing climate

AK Carlson, WW Taylor, KM Hartikainen… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2017 - Springer
Global climate change is predicted to increase air and stream temperatures and alter
thermal habitat suitability for growth and survival of coldwater fishes, including brook charr …

Landscape influences on thermal sensitivity and predicted spatial variability among brook trout streams in the southeastern USA

GP Valentine, X Lu, CA Dolloff… - River Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Warming water temperatures as a result of climate change pose a major threat to coldwater
organisms. However, the rate of warming is not spatially uniform due to surface‐ground …

Characterizing physical habitat preferences and thermal refuge occupancy of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) at high river …

NM Wilbur, AM O'Sullivan… - River Research and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic influences, including climate change, are increasing river temperatures in
northern and temperate regions and threatening the thermal habitats of native salmonids …

Integrating fish assemblage data, modeled stream temperatures, and thermal tolerance metrics to develop thermal guilds for water temperature regulation: Wyoming …

CP Mandeville, FJ Rahel, LS Patterson… - Transactions of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many streams are experiencing increased average temperatures due to anthropogenic
activity and climate change. As a result, surface water temperature regulation is critical for …

Influences of temperature and environmental variables on the distribution of bull trout within streams at the southern margin of its range

J Dunham, B Rieman, G Chandler - North American Journal of …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
The bull trout Salvelinus confluentus is believed to be among the most thermally sensitive
species in coldwater habitats in western North America. We conducted a comprehensive …

[PDF][PDF] Salmonid use of thermal refuges in the Klamath River: 2010 annual monitoring study

JS Strange - Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program, Hoopa, CA …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Elevated water temperatures in river systems and the associated thermal stress on their
biota is an increasingly serious and widespread problem. Substantial changes in water …

Disentangling effects of habitat on salmonid abundance in thermal refuges while accounting for imperfect detection

CJ Sullivan, JC Vokoun - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal refuges provide critical habitat for cold‐water‐dependent salmonids in marginal
riverscapes during extreme heat events globally. Studies of thermal refuge use by salmonids …

A simple prioritization tool to diagnose impairment of stream temperature for coldwater fishes in the Great Basin

JA Falke, JB Dunham, D Hockman-Wert… - North American Journal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
We provide a simple framework for diagnosing the impairment of stream water temperature
for coldwater fishes across broad spatial extents based on a weight-of-evidence approach …