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Are there temperature barriers for aquatic organisms in Baikal?

April 26, 2017aquatic baikal barriers organisms temperature

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Are there temperature barriers for aquatic organisms in Baikal?

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Baikalian organisms are adapted to live in a very narrow temperature range. Endemic species of the golomyanka fish, for example, live in water with temperatures from + 3,5 to +10. With its increase higher than +10 these organisms first get inhibited, then at +12 they perish. At the same time the golomyanka and epishura are practically unresponsive to pressure changes (the golomyanka can migrate from the greatest depths and to the surface).