Physiological mechanisms of acute upper thermal tolerance in fish

R Ern, AH Andreassen, F Jutfelt - Physiology, 2023‏ - journals.physiology.org
This review is focused on the questions of why fish exhibit heat failure at thermal extremes
and which physiological mechanisms determine the acute upper thermal tolerance. We …

Survive a warming climate: insect responses to extreme high temperatures

CS Ma, G Ma, S Pincebourde - Annual Review of Entomology, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Global change includes a substantial increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme high
temperatures (EHTs), which influence insects at almost all levels. The number of studies …

The evolution of critical thermal limits of life on Earth

JM Bennett, J Sunday, P Calosi, F Villalobos… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Understanding how species' thermal limits have evolved across the tree of life is central to
predicting species' responses to climate change. Here, using experimentally-derived …

Finding the right thermal limit: a framework to reconcile ecological, physiological and methodological aspects of CTmax in ectotherms

M Ørsted, LB Jørgensen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022‏ - journals.biologists.com
Upper thermal limits (CTmax) are frequently used to parameterize the fundamental niche of
ectothermic animals and to infer biogeographical distribution limits under current and future …

Shrinking body sizes in response to warming: explanations for the temperature–size rule with special emphasis on the role of oxygen

WCEP Verberk, D Atkinson, KN Hoefnagel… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Body size is central to ecology at levels ranging from organismal fecundity to the functioning
of communities and ecosystems. Understanding temperature‐induced variations in body …

Oxygen-and capacity-limited thermal tolerance: bridging ecology and physiology

HO Pörtner, C Bock, FC Mark - Journal of Experimental …, 2017‏ - journals.biologists.com
Observations of climate impacts on ecosystems highlight the need for an understanding of
organismal thermal ranges and their implications at the ecosystem level. Where changes in …

Oxygen limitation may affect the temperature and size dependence of metabolism in aquatic ectotherms

JG Rubalcaba, WCEP Verberk, AJ Hendriks… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - pnas.org
Both oxygen and temperature are fundamental factors determining metabolic performance,
fitness, ecological niches, and responses of many aquatic organisms to climate change …

The effects of temperature on aerobic metabolism: towards a mechanistic understanding of the responses of ectotherms to a changing environment

PM Schulte - The Journal of experimental biology, 2015‏ - journals.biologists.com
Because of its profound effects on the rates of biological processes such as aerobic
metabolism, environmental temperature plays an important role in sha** the distribution …

The thermal ecology and physiology of reptiles and amphibians: A user's guide

EN Taylor, LM Diele‐Viegas… - … Zoology Part A …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Research on the thermal ecology and physiology of free‐living organisms is accelerating as
scientists and managers recognize the urgency of the global biodiversity crisis brought on by …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean aquaculture in a changing climate: temperature effects on pathogens and diseases of three farmed fish species

MC Cascarano, O Stavrakidis-Zachou, I Mladineo… - Pathogens, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Climate change is expected to have a drastic effect on aquaculture worldwide. As we move
forward with the agenda to increase and diversify aquaculture production, rising …