Summer Thermal Thresholds of Fish Community Transitions in Connecticut Streams
Abstract Thermal tolerances have been studied for individual fish species but few have investigated how stream fish assemblages respond along a temperature gradient and which thermal ranges act as a threshold, triggering discernible community change. The purpose of this study was to define summer te...
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crwiley:10.1080/02755947.2013.855280 2024-06-23T07:52:13+00:00 Summer Thermal Thresholds of Fish Community Transitions in Connecticut Streams Beauchene, Mike Becker, Mary Bellucci, Christopher J. Hagstrom, Neal Kanno, Yoichiro 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2013.855280 https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02755947.2013.855280 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor North American Journal of Fisheries Management volume 34, issue 1, page 119-131 ISSN 0275-5947 1548-8675 journal-article 2014 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2013.855280 2024-06-11T04:51:26Z Abstract Thermal tolerances have been studied for individual fish species but few have investigated how stream fish assemblages respond along a temperature gradient and which thermal ranges act as a threshold, triggering discernible community change. The purpose of this study was to define summer temperature thresholds of fish community transitions in Connecticut streams. The program Threshold Indicator Taxa Analysis suggested that the coldwater class had a June–August mean water temperature < 18.29°C, the coolwater class 18.29–21.70°C, and a warmwater class > 21.70°C. Significant indicator species of coldwater streams were Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus and Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis. Significant indicator species of warmwater streams were Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua , Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu , Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris , Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus , Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus and Yellow Bullhead A. natalis . The narrow 3.41°C temperature range between the coldwater and warmwater thresholds was designated as a coolwater transition zone, with potential for the presence of both coldwater and warmwater species and lack of species uniquely associated with this thermal range. Our approach based on a robust set of water temperature and fish community data should be applicable to other temperate regions and will be useful for informing development of thermal criteria, application of multimetric indices, and planning for anticipated effects of climate change. Received July 2, 2013; accepted October 8, 2013 Published online January 30, 2014 Article in Journal/Newspaper Cottus cognatus Slimy sculpin Wiley Online Library North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34 1 119 131 |
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Abstract Thermal tolerances have been studied for individual fish species but few have investigated how stream fish assemblages respond along a temperature gradient and which thermal ranges act as a threshold, triggering discernible community change. The purpose of this study was to define summer temperature thresholds of fish community transitions in Connecticut streams. The program Threshold Indicator Taxa Analysis suggested that the coldwater class had a June–August mean water temperature < 18.29°C, the coolwater class 18.29–21.70°C, and a warmwater class > 21.70°C. Significant indicator species of coldwater streams were Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus and Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis. Significant indicator species of warmwater streams were Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua , Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu , Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris , Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus , Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus and Yellow Bullhead A. natalis . The narrow 3.41°C temperature range between the coldwater and warmwater thresholds was designated as a coolwater transition zone, with potential for the presence of both coldwater and warmwater species and lack of species uniquely associated with this thermal range. Our approach based on a robust set of water temperature and fish community data should be applicable to other temperate regions and will be useful for informing development of thermal criteria, application of multimetric indices, and planning for anticipated effects of climate change. Received July 2, 2013; accepted October 8, 2013 Published online January 30, 2014 |
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Summer Thermal Thresholds of Fish Community Transitions in Connecticut Streams |
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Summer Thermal Thresholds of Fish Community Transitions in Connecticut Streams |
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Summer Thermal Thresholds of Fish Community Transitions in Connecticut Streams |
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Summer Thermal Thresholds of Fish Community Transitions in Connecticut Streams |
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Summer Thermal Thresholds of Fish Community Transitions in Connecticut Streams |
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