Fish Blood Response to Ash-Induced Environmental Alkalinization, and their Implications to Wildfire-Scarred Watersheds
G. T. Kwan, T. Sanders, S. Huang, K. Kilaghbian, C. Sam, J. Wang, K. Weihrauch, R. W. Wilson, N. A. Fangue
This study shows that ash from wildfires increases water pH, causing rapid physiological stress in Chinook salmon, with greater effects at higher temperatures.
bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2024Physiology