Heat and acid could squeeze trout out of southern Appalachian streams
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
A newly published research study that combines effects of warming temperatures from climate change with stream acidity projects average losses of around 10 percent of stream habitat for coldwater aquatic species for seven national forests in the southern Appalachians -- and up to a 20 percent loss of habitat in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in western North Carolina.