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Abstract

As we confront novel environmental challenges, a full understanding of the physical and biological processes that govern species responses to climate change will help maintain biodiversity and support conservation measures that are more robust to irreducible uncertainty. However, climate impacts are so complex, and the literature on salmon and trout is so vast that researchers and decision makers scramble to make sense of it all. Therefore, we conducted a systematic literature review of climate impacts on salmon and anadromous trout as a resource for stakeholders, managers, and researchers. We reviewed studies published from 2010 to 2021 that address climate impacts on these fish and organized them in a database of 1169 physical and 1853 biological papers. Papers are labeled with keywords across eight categories related to subject matter and study methods. We compared the literature by biological process and life stage and used these comparisons to assess strengths and weaknesses. We then summarized expected phenotypic and genetic responses and management actions by life stage. Overall, we found the largest research gaps related to species interactions, behavioral responses, and effects that carry over across life stages. With this collection of the literature, we can better apply scarce conservation resources, fill knowledge gaps, and make informed decisions that do not ignore uncertainty.

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Title
A Comprehensive Review of the Impacts of Climate Change on Salmon: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Literature by Life Stage
Author
Crozier, Lisa G 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Siegel, Jared E 2 

 Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake Blvd East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA 
 Ocean Associates, Inc., Contracted to Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake Blvd East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA; [email protected] 
First page
319
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
24103888
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2829801725
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.