Elevated summer temperatures delay spawning and reduce redd construction for resident brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1804-1811

  Warren, Dana R ^a   Robinson, Jason M ^b   Josephson, Daniel C ^c   Sheldon, Daniel R ^d   Kraft, Clifford E ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack Mountains; Charr; Lentic brook trout; Phenology; Redd; Salmonine; Spawning; Sub lethal temperature effects

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; LAKE WATER; NESTING; PHENOLOGY; SALMONID; SPAWNING; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 84860658871     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02670.x     Document Type: Article

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