Brook Trout May Be More Adaptable to Climate Change Than Previously Thought

Brook Trout May Be More Adaptable to Climate Change Than Previously Thought

Brook trout may be able to pass on adapted genes that will help the species endure. Photo: Phil Monahan As the threat of climate change has become more serious in recent decades, biologists have sounded the alarm about the threat to brook trout populations across the species’ range. Salvelinus fontionalis has always been seen as the trout species most susceptible to rising water temperatures, but a new study has found that brook trout “may have …