Threats of global warming to the world’s freshwater fishes

Climate change is a threat to global biodiversity, but the potential effects on freshwater fishes have not been well studied. Here the authors model future flow and water temperature extremes and predict that increases in water temperature in particular will pose serious threats to freshwater fishes

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valerio Barbarossa, Joyce Bosmans, Niko Wanders, Henry King, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Aafke M. Schipper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21655-w
Description
Summary:Climate change is a threat to global biodiversity, but the potential effects on freshwater fishes have not been well studied. Here the authors model future flow and water temperature extremes and predict that increases in water temperature in particular will pose serious threats to freshwater fishes
ISSN:2041-1723