Warming winters threaten peripheral Arctic charr populations of Europe

• Published in: Climatic Change
• Main Authors: Kelly, Seán, Moore, Tadhg N., de Eyto, Elvira, Dillane, Mary, Goulon, Chloé, Guillard, Jean, Lasne, Emilien, McGinnity, Phil, Poole, Russell, Winfield, Ian J., Woolway, R. Iestyn, Jennings, Eleanor
• Other Authors: Marine Institute, WATExR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: Atmospheric Science; Global and Planetary Change; Arctic; Winter Lake; Arctic charr; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02887-z; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10584-020-02887-z.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-020-02887-z/fulltext.html

Abstract As the global climate warms, the fate of lacustrine fish is of huge concern, especially given their sensitivity as ectotherms to changes in water temperature. The Arctic charr ( Salvelinus alpinus L.) is a salmonid with a Holarctic distribution, with peripheral populations persisting at tem...