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Monday, February 1, 2016

Study finds evidence that stream flow is more important than temperature for trout

Low flows on the Big Hole River 2015

























A Montana-based study by Kovack et al. utilized data from around the world and found evidence that stream flow trumps water temps for trout survival in many cases.  These findings provide some hope that our trout friends have a chance in facing a warming climate because stream flows are usually controlled by people (ie. dams, irrigation, water use).

Read the paper here

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