Projected ocean warming creates a conservation challenge for river herring populations

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 374-387

  Lynch, Patrick D ^a   Nye, Janet A ^b   Hare, Jonathan A ^a   Stock, Charles A ^c   Alexander, Michael A ^c   Scott, James D ^c   Curti, Kiersten L ^d   Drew, Katherine ^e  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Alewife; Alosa; bioclimatic envelope; blueback herring; climate change; diadromous; ecological niche; endangered species; fish; habitat suitability.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLUPEOID; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT TYPE; LIFE CYCLE; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

NORTH AMERICA;

ALOSA; ALOSA AESTIVALIS; ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; PISCES;

EID: 84919817840     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu134     Document Type: Article

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