Stream Temperature & Climate Change: Observed Patterns & Key Uncertainties

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Dan Isaak, USFS

About This Presentation

Running time: 18 minutes and 21 seconds

This is part of a collection. See more from Understanding & Adapting in Aquatic Ecosystems at Landscape and River Basin Scales.

Topics covered:

• Temperature Regulation - Spatial Distributions
• Temperature Regulation - Life Cycle
• Western US - Observed Trends
• Global Trends in Stream Temperatures
• Global Trends in Stream Temperatures - Switzerland
• Regional Trends in Stream Temperatures
• Seasonal Trends in Stream Temperatures
• Application of Spatial Statistical Models for Downscaling of Climate Effects on River Network Temperatures
• Boise River Temperature Database
• Spatial Statistical Models for Stream Networks
• Boise River Temperature Models
• Environmental Trends in the Boise River Basin
• Changes in Summer Stream Temperatures (1993-2006)
• Effects on Thermal Habitat?
• 93-06 Rainbow Trout Habitat Changes
• 93-06 Bull Trout Natal Habitat Changes
• River Network Temperature Models
• Regional Temperature Model Needed
• NCEAS Lower Snake Study Domain
• Regional Bioclimatic Assessments
• Air Temp does not equal to Stream Temp
• Summer is Not the Whole Story
• Acquiring Full-Year Temperature Data
• Regional Temperature Sensor Network
• Spatial Variation in Temperature Changes
• Elevational Trends in Warming of Northwest US Streams 1980-2009
• Which Factors Determine Sensitivity?
• Defining/Refining Thermal Habitat Criteria
• Ecological Temperature Sensor Networks
• Key Points

Production by: Michael Furniss and Jeffrey Guntle, Communications and Applications, PNW and PSW Research Stations

Video by: Freshwaters Illustrated.