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Research Articles

Six decades of research on river temperature in Canada

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Pages 450-474 | Received 06 Sep 2022, Accepted 22 Sep 2023, Published online: 21 Nov 2023
 

Abstract

River temperature is a key water quality variable in rivers and streams, as it modulates many other water quality variables as well as the metabolism, dispersion, and behavior of lotic biota. This paper reviews the key research milestones related to river temperature in Canada. The text focuses mostly on how research has been centrally motivated by the need to better understand and mitigate anthropogenic impacts on the thermal regime of rivers. The need for enhanced water temperature monitoring, both in situ and via remote sensing, especially in the Canadian North, is highlighted.

RÉSUMÉ

La température de l’eau des rivières est une variable de qualité de l’eau de première importance puisqu’elle influence d’autres variables de qualité ainsi que le métabolisme, la dispersion et le comportement de nombreux organismes aquatiques en milieu lotique. Le présent article recense les jalons importants de la recherche sur ce sujet au Canada. Le texte met l’emphase sur le fait qu’une grande partie des efforts de recherche au pays ont porté sur le besoin de mieux comprendre et de développer des méthodes pour atténuer les impacts anthropiques sur le régime thermique des rivières. Le besoin d’un effort accru pour le suivi de cette variable, tant in situ que par le truchement de la télédétection et en particulier dans les régions nordiques du pays est mis en exergue.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data availability statement

This review did not specifically use any data. Database repositories cited in this review are all publicly available.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by NSERC Discovery Grant # 2019-06701.

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