Aquatic biota responses to temperature in a high Andean geothermal stream

• Published in: Freshwater Biology
• Main Authors: Quenta‐Herrera, Estefania, Daza, Antonio, Lazzaro, Xavier, Jacobsen, Dean, Dangles, Olivier, Cauvy‐Fraunié, Sophie
• Other Authors: Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversite, Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Global warming
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13798; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/fwb.13798; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/fwb.13798

Abstract The impact of global warming on mountain ecosystems is predicted to be high, and particularly in the tropical region. Geothermal streams have provided comprehensive evidence about how aquatic biodiversity changes across natural thermal gradients, but current knowledge is restricted to arcti...