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Anticipated water quality changes in response to climate change and potential consequences for inland fishes

July 1, 2016

Healthy freshwater ecosystems are a critical component of the world's economy, with a critical role in maintaining public health, inland biological diversity, and overall quality of life. Globally, our climate is changing, with air temperature and precipitation regimes deviating significantly from historical patterns. Healthy freshwater ecosystems are a critical component of the world's economy, with a critical role in maintaining public health, inland biological diversity, and overall quality of life. Globally, our climate is changing, with air temperature and precipitation regimes deviating significantly from historical patterns. Changes anticipated with climate change in the future are likely to have a profound effect on inland aquatic ecosystems through diverse pathways, including changes in water quality. In this brief article, we present an initial discussion of several of the water quality responses that can be anticipated to occur within inland water bodies with climate change and how those changes are likely to impact fishes.

Publication Year 2016
Title Anticipated water quality changes in response to climate change and potential consequences for inland fishes
DOI 10.1080/03632415.2016.1182509
Authors Yushun Chen, Andrew S. Todd, Margaret H. Murphy, Gregg Lomnicky
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Fisheries
Index ID 70184432
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center