“…Indeed, in 2010, both the autumn and winter air temperatures were among the coldest in the region (Anneville et al, 2015), and P. rubescens had a relatively low autumn concentration (Jacquet et al, 2014b, and this study, Fig 6). In this context, it is worth noting that the warming trend observed in Lake Bourget (Vinçon-Leite et al, 2014) can be expected to further continue given the anticipated warming of especially the winters in the alpine region (Beniston, 2006), possibly promoting the re-establishment of P. rubescens in Lake Bourget, given the evidence that warming promoted P. rubescens in Lake Zurich (Anneville et al, 2004) and Lake Geneva (Gallina et al, 2017).…”