Do metapopulations and management matter for relict headwater bull trout populations in a warming climate?

• Published in: Ecological applications p. e2594
• Main Authors: Isaak, Daniel J, Young, Michael K, Horan, Dona L, Nagel, David, Schwartz, Michael K, McKelvey, Kevin S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2022
• Subjects: metapopulation; patch occupancy model; bull trout; connectivity; refugia; climate change

Mountain headwater streams have emerged as important climate refuges for native cold-water species due to their slow climate velocities and extreme physical conditions that inhibit non-native invasions. Species persisting in refuges often do so as fragmented, relict populations from broader historic...