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dc.contributor.authorPitman, Kara J.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Jonathan W.
dc.contributor.authorHuss, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorSloat, Matthew R.
dc.contributor.authorWhited, Diane C.
dc.contributor.authorBeechie, Tim J.
dc.contributor.authorBrenner, Rich
dc.contributor.authorHood, Eran
dc.contributor.authorMilner, Alexander M.
dc.contributor.authorPess, George R.
dc.contributor.authorReeves, Gordan H.
dc.contributor.authorSchindler, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-08T23:51:44Z
dc.date.available2022-04-08T23:51:44Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-07
dc.identifier.citationPitman, K.J., J.W. Moore, M. Huss, M.R. Sloat, D. Whited, T. Beechie, E. Hood, D.E. Schindler, A.M. Milner, R. Brenner, G.R. Pess, G.H. Reeves, and V. Radic (2021) Glacier retreat creating new Pacific Salmon habitat in western North America, Nature Communications, 12:6816. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26897-2.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/12859
dc.description.abstractGlacier retreat poses risks and benefits for species of cultural and economic importance. One example is Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), supporting subsistence harvests, and commercial and recreational fisheries worth billions of dollars annually. Although decreases in summer streamflow and warming freshwater is reducing salmon habitat quality in parts of their range, glacier retreat is creating new streams and lakes that salmon can colonize. However, potential gains in future salmon habitat associated with glacier loss have yet to be quantified across the range of Pacific salmon. Here we project future gains in Pacific salmon freshwater habitat 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 throughout the Pacific Mountain ranges of western North America. We project that by the year 2100 glacier retreat will create 6,146 (±1,619) km of new streams accessible for colonization by Pacific salmon, of which 1,930 (±569) km have the potential to be used for spawning and juvenile rearing, representing 0 to 27% gains within the 18 sub-regions we studied. These findings can inform proactive management and conservation of Pacific salmon in this era of rapid climate change.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectGlacier retreaten_US
dc.subjectPacific salmonen_US
dc.subjectStreamflowen_US
dc.subjectFreshwater habitaten_US
dc.subjectWestern North Americaen_US
dc.titleGlacier retreat creating new Pacific salmon habitat in western North Americaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2022-04-08T23:51:45Z
dc.identifier.journalNature Communicationsen_US


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