Thermal tolerances and preferences of fishes of the Virgin River System (Utah, Arizona, Nevada)
Deacon JE, Schumann P, Stuenkel EL. 1987. Thermal tolerances and preferences of fishes of the Virgin River System (Utah, Arizona, Nevada). Great Basin Naturalist. 47(4):538-546
Critial thermal maxima (CTM) and thermal preferenda of the common fishes of the Virgin River were examined. Differences in final temperature preferenda and CTM for species with low thermal liability correspond well with differences in their distribution and abundance in the river. For thermally liable species, influence of acclimation temperature on mean pereferendum, together with CTM, provides a better insight into distributional relationships within the system.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Deacon, J; Schumann, PB; Stuenkel, E
- Units
- ZION
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Studies, Fish, Fisheries Management, Inventory, Management, Monitoring, Taxa Links To References, Water Quality