baby walleye (IMAGE)

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baby walleye

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Slightly higher water temperatures in some upper Midwest lakes have resulted in increased growth rates for young walleyes like these, but if water temperatures continue to rise, influenced by a warming climate, walleye populations in the region ultimately will suffer.

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Gretchen Hansen, University of Minnesota

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