| Summary: | Fish populations in northern latitude lakes are strongly impacted by climate warming. This is particularly evident in L. Peipsi (Fig. 1), as climate change favour warm-water species such as pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) or bream (Abramis brama), and inhibit the survival of cool-water species such as vendace (Coregonus albula), Peipsi whitefish (C. lavaretus maraenoides) and burbot (Lota lota). At the turn of the 1980-1990 decade, a significant shift in the Peipsi fish community took place (Fig. 2), which coincided with a recorded shift in the regional climate regime in Europe, including Estonia (Jaagus et al., 2017). The presentation took place at the 11th International Shallow Lakes Conference. Külli Kangur was supported by the Estonian Research Council (PRG 1266).This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951963. Külli Kangur was supported by the Estonian Research Council (PRG 1266).This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951963.
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