Finding the right thermal limit: a framework to reconcile ecological, physiological and methodological aspects of CTmax in ectotherms

M Ørsted, LB Jørgensen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Upper thermal limits (CTmax) are frequently used to parameterize the fundamental niche of
ectothermic animals and to infer biogeographical distribution limits under current and future …

Physiological mechanisms of acute upper thermal tolerance in fish

R Ern, AH Andreassen, F Jutfelt - Physiology, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
This review is focused on the questions of why fish exhibit heat failure at thermal extremes
and which physiological mechanisms determine the acute upper thermal tolerance. We …

Low potential for evolutionary rescue from climate change in a tropical fish

R Morgan, MH Finnøen, H Jensen… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Climate change is increasing global temperatures and intensifying the frequency and
severity of extreme heat waves. How organisms will cope with these changes depends on …

Brain dysfunction during warming is linked to oxygen limitation in larval zebrafish

AH Andreassen, P Hall… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the physiological mechanisms that limit animal thermal tolerance is crucial in
predicting how animals will respond to increasingly severe heat waves. Despite their …

What do warming waters mean for fish physiology and fisheries?

AG Little, I Loughland, F Seebacher - Journal of Fish Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental signals act primarily on physiological systems, which then influence higher‐
level functions such as movement patterns and population dynamics. Increases in average …

The ecological relevance of critical thermal maxima methodology for fishes

JE Desforges, K Birnie‐Gauvin, F Jutfelt… - Journal of Fish …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Critical thermal maxima methodology (CTM) has been used to infer acute upper thermal
tolerance in fishes since the 1950s, yet its ecological relevance remains debated. In this …

The role of mechanistic physiology in investigating impacts of global warming on fishes

S Lefevre, T Wang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Warming of aquatic environments as a result of climate change is already having
measurable impacts on fishes, manifested as changes in phenology, range shifts and …

'Aerobic scope protection'reduces ectotherm growth under warming

F Jutfelt, T Norin, ER Åsheim, LE Rowsey… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature has a dramatic effect on the physiology of ectothermic animals, impacting most
of their biology. When temperatures increase above optimal for an animal, their growth …

Reduced hypoxia tolerance and survival at elevated temperatures may limit the ability of Amazonian fishes to survive in a warming world

EH Jung, KV Brix, JG Richards, AL Val… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Amazon basin contains more than 20% of the world's freshwater fishes, many of
ecological and economical importance. An increase in temperature of 2.2 to 7° C is …

The upper temperature and hypoxia limits of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) depend greatly on the method utilized

RM Sandrelli, AK Gamperl - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
In this study, Atlantic salmon were:(i) implanted with heart rate (f H) data storage tags
(DSTs), pharmacologically stimulated to maximum f H, and warmed at 10 C h− 1 (ie tested …