Figure 87 in Diversity, distribution and community composition of fish in perialpine lakes – "Projet Lac" synthesis report

Figure 87: The surface waters of lakes closer to sea level (lower altitude) were warmer in the cooler months (left), while the surface waters of higher elevation lakes tended to be cooler in the warmer months (right). Smaller lakes also tended to be cooler in winter (data not shown). Monthly mean lake surface water temperatures based on remote sensing (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer; 1989 – 2014 [214]). The 5% quartiles were used to avoid the effects of outliers.