Which limitation arises in fish gills when water temperature significantly increases due to thermal pollution?

💡 Explanation

When water temperature significantly increases, the oxygen diffusion rate across the gill membrane decreases because higher temperatures reduce oxygen solubility, impacting the concentration gradient driving diffusion. Therefore reduced oxygen transfer occurs, rather than viscosity, osmotic pressure , or countercurrent issues, whose effects require distinct environmental conditions.

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