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Novel thermal habitat in lakes

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Lakes are warming globally at variable rates with important consequences for species survival. Now, research quantifies change in thermal habitat of lakes around the world and shows that season or depth restrictions on species responses may increase thermal habitat change threefold.

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Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of hypothetical species responses to novel thermal conditions in lakes as waters warm.

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