Lakes as model systems for understanding global change

CJG Loewen - Nature Climate Change, 2023 - nature.com
Research using lakes and ponds as model systems contributes both to addressing the
freshwater biodiversity crisis and developing general theories and frameworks for …

Using historical catch data to evaluate predicted changes in fish relative abundance in response to a warming climate

KBS King, HC Giacomini, K Wehrly… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using models to predict future changes in species distributions in response to projected
climate change is a common tool to aid management and species conservation. However …

European river typologies fail to capture diatom, fish, and macrophyte community composition

JF Jupke, S Birk, A Apostolou, J Aroviita… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Typology systems are frequently used in applied and fundamental ecology and are relevant
for environmental monitoring and conservation. They aggregate ecosystems into discrete …

Complexity and spatial structuring of fish communities across urbanized watersheds and waterfronts

S Theis, ATM Chin, A Wallace, LA Cartwright… - Urban …, 2025 - Springer
Understanding the spatial structure and diversity of fish communities in urban environments
is crucial for effective conservation and management. Our study investigates the complexity …

Depth and temperature drive patterns of spatial overlap among fish thermal guilds in lakes across Ontario, Canada

DM Benoit, C Chu, HC Giacomini… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The spatial distribution of ectotherms is strongly dependent on the temperature of their
environments. In temperate lakes, fishes with different thermal optima can become spatially …

Investigating climate change impacts on Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Canada and the Circumpolar Region: environmental and species interactions

C Kiernicki Bommersbach - 2023 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
One of the greatest challenges for researchers today is understanding climate change
impacts on fish populations, particularly in vulnerable ecosystems such as the Canadian …

Vive la difference: why, how, and what trait combinations improve functional community ecology

A Engler, DJ Fraser, P Peres-Neto - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Analyses of functional trait variation across ecological communities offer valuable insights
into the factors that influence and predict trait composition, deepening our understanding of …

Fish Community Dynamics and Spatial Overlap in Lakes Across Ontario, Canada

D Benoit - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Inland fisheries are an important source of employment, nutrition, and recreation around the
world that are often overshadowed by their marine counterparts. Given the importance of …