Glacier retreat creating new Pacific salmon habitat in western North America

Kara J. Pitman; Jonathan W. Moore; Matthias Huss; Matthew R. Sloat; Diane C. Whited; Tim J. Beechie; Rich Brenner; Eran W. Hood; Alexander M. Milner; George R. Pess; Gordan H. Reeves; Daniel E. Schindler

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26897-2

Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Glacier retreat creating new Pacific salmon habitat in western North America

Kara J. Pitman,
Jonathan W. Moore,
Matthias Huss,
Matthew R. Sloat,
Diane C. Whited,
Tim J. Beechie,
Rich Brenner,
Eran W. Hood,
Alexander M. Milner,
George R. Pess,
Gordan H. Reeves,
Daniel E. Schindler

Affiliations

Kara J. Pitman: Earth to Ocean Research Group, Simon Fraser University
Jonathan W. Moore: Earth to Ocean Research Group, Simon Fraser University
Matthias Huss: Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich
Matthew R. Sloat: Wild Salmon Center
Diane C. Whited: Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana
Tim J. Beechie: Watershed Program, Fish Ecology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Rich Brenner: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries
Eran W. Hood: Program on the Environment, University of Alaska Southeast
Alexander M. Milner: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston
George R. Pess: Fish Ecology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Fisheries
Gordan H. Reeves: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Daniel E. Schindler: School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26897-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Potential gains in future salmon habitat associated with glacier loss have yet to be quantified. This study projects future gains in Pacific salmon freshwater habitat within western North America by linking a model of glacier mass change for 315 glaciers, forced by five different Global Climate Models, with a simple model of salmon stream habitat potential.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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