Closing the gap between science and management of cold‐water refuges in rivers and streams

FH Mejia, V Ouellet, MA Briggs… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities and climate change threaten coldwater organisms in freshwater
ecosystems by causing rivers and streams to warm, increasing the intensity and frequency of …

River temperature research and practice: Recent challenges and emerging opportunities for managing thermal habitat conditions in stream ecosystems

V Ouellet, A St-Hilaire, SJ Dugdale, DM Hannah… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence that river temperatures are increasing under climate change,
which is expected to be exacerbated by increased abstractions to satisfy human water …

The importance of incorporating natural thermal variation when evaluating physiological performance in wild species

AJ Morash, C Neufeld… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Environmental variability in aquatic ecosystems makes the study of ectotherms complex and
challenging. Physiologists have historically overcome this hurdle in the laboratory by using …

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 …

Considerations for Water Temperature-Related Fishery Closures in Recreational Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Catch and Release Fisheries: A Case Study from …

TE Van Leeuwen, SJ Lehnert, C Breau… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Accumulating evidence has demonstrated a decrease in post-release survival of angled
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) during periods of warm water temperatures. Consequently, the …

The physiological ups and downs of thermal variability in temperate freshwater ecosystems

AJ Morash, B Speers‐Roesch, S Andrew… - Journal of Fish …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater fish face a variety of spatiotemporal thermal challenges throughout their life. On
a broad scale, temperature is an important driver of physiological, behavioural and …

Assessing climate change impacts on North American freshwater habitat of wild Atlantic salmon-urgent needs for collaborative research

CA Gillis, V Ouellet, C Breau, D Frechette… - Canadian Water …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change and human activities have dramatically affected all ecosystems inhabited by
Atlantic salmon, causing drastic population declines. Change in river temperature dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Improved mitochondrial function in salmon (Salmo salar) following high temperature acclimation suggests that there are cracks in the proverbial 'ceiling'

L Gerber, KA Clow, FC Mark, AK Gamperl - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Mitochondrial function can provide key insights into how fish will respond to climate change,
due to its important role in heart performance, energy metabolism and oxidative stress …

Regional thermal analysis approach: A management tool for predicting water temperature metrics relevant for thermal fish habitat

O Abidi, A St-Hilaire, TBMJ Ouarda, C Charron… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The field of water resource management, including fisheries, is facing new challenges
associated with climate change. This study sheds light on the modeling of water temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Summer is coming! Tackling ocean warming in Atlantic salmon cage farming

R Calado, VC Mota, D Madeira, MC Leal - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has become a commodity worldwide. The
culture of Atlantic salmon is by far the most well-developed branch of marine finfish …