Bayat Helena S, He Fengzhi, Medina Madariaga Graciela, Escobar-Sierra Camilo, Prati Sebastian, Peters Kristin, Jupke Jonathan F, Spaak Jurg W, Manfrin Alessandro, Juvigny-Khenafou Noel P D, Chen Xing, Schäfer Ralf B
Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Research Center One Health Ruhr, University Alliance Ruhr, Essen, Germany.
Sci Data. 2025 Aug 26;12(1):1488. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-05832-w.
Scientists have investigated the thermal tolerance of organisms for centuries, yet the field has not lost relevance as the environmental threats of thermal pollution and global change sharpen the need to understand the thermal vulnerability of organisms in landscapes increasingly subjected to multiple stressors. Freshwater fish and invertebrates are greatly underrepresented in recent large-scale compilations of thermal tolerance, despite the importance of freshwaters as a crucial resource and as havens for biodiversity. Therefore we compiled ThermoFresh, a thermal tolerance database for these organisms that includes literature from 1900 until the present, sourced from five languages to counteract geographic bias. The database contains over 6800 records for over 900 species, including 470 invertebrates, as well as 505 thermal tolerance tests conducted with additional stressors present. We provide a valuable resource to test hypotheses on thermal risks to freshwater organisms in present and future environments subject to multiple stressors.
几个世纪以来，科学家们一直在研究生物的热耐受性，但随着热污染和全球变化等环境威胁加剧了人们对日益受到多重压力影响的景观中生物热脆弱性的理解需求，该领域的相关性并未减弱。尽管淡水作为一种关键资源和生物多样性的避难所非常重要，但在最近大规模的热耐受性汇编中，淡水鱼类和无脊椎动物的代表性严重不足。因此，我们编制了ThermoFresh，这是一个针对这些生物的热耐受性数据库，涵盖了从1900年至今的文献，这些文献来自五种语言，以抵消地理偏差。该数据库包含900多个物种的6800多条记录，其中包括470种无脊椎动物，以及在存在额外压力源的情况下进行的505次热耐受性测试。我们提供了一个宝贵的资源，用于检验当前和未来受多重压力影响的环境中淡水生物面临的热风险假设。
