The ecological relevance of critical thermal maxima methodology for fishes

• Published in: Journal of fish biology Vol. 102; no. 5; pp. 1000 - 1016
• Main Authors: Desforges, Jessica E., Birnie‐Gauvin, Kim, Jutfelt, Fredrik, Gilmour, Kathleen M., Eliason, Erika J., Dressler, Terra L., McKenzie, David J., Bates, Amanda E., Lawrence, Michael J., Fangue, Nann, Cooke, Steven J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acclimation; Acclimatization; Acclimatization - physiology; Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biological Evolution; Civil Engineering; Climate Change; Climate effects; ecotoxicology; ectotherms; Environmental impact; Environmental Sciences; Fish; Fishes - physiology; Geographical distribution; Global Changes; heat tolerance; infrastructure; Methods; Safety margins; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik; Temperature; Temperature tolerance; thermal ecology; Thermal stress; upper thermal tolerance; temperature; thermal ecology; thermal stress; upper thermal tolerance; ectotherms; climate change; climate change, temperature, upper thermal tolerance, thermal stress, ectotherms, thermal ecology

Critical thermal maxima methodology (CTM) has been used to infer acute upper thermal tolerance in fishes since the 1950s, yet its ecological relevance remains debated. In this study, the authors synthesize evidence to identify methodological concerns and common misconceptions that have limited the i...