Atlantic salmon show capacity to adapt to warmer waters

Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 15:30 in Earth & Climate

Populations of Atlantic salmon have a surprisingly good capacity to adjust to warmer temperatures that are being seen with climate change, a group of scientists has discovered. The finding about Atlantic species adds to recent research on heat tolerance of Pacific salmon. The study addressed questions around how climate change might affect salmon species distribution and abundance.

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