Drought Length Influences Survival Of Fish In Stream Pools

[Achilles Tang]

Not all pools of water are equal from year to year when it comes to housing fish species during dry spells -- a finding that becomes increasingly important during unusual and prolonged drought conditions. "Drying in one year is not necessarily the same as drying in another year," one of the researchers said. "The dynamics of these systems where you have regular drying has become increasingly important to understand because of global climate change."

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