Non‐native fish impacts on Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems: current knowledge and research needs

F Ribeiro, PM Leunda - Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐native fishes are often blamed for exerting adverse ecological impacts on native fishes,
but the evidence is circumstantial and the true impacts remain largely unknown. This …

[PDF][PDF] Impacts of non-native fishes on Iberian freshwater ichthyofauna: current knowledge and gaps

PM Leunda - Aquatic Invasions, 2010 - reabic.net
Abstract The Iberian Peninsula contains a highly endemic freshwater ichthyofauna that is
being homogenized and threatened by an increasing number of non-native fishes. Here, in …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid regulation of NaCl secretion by estuarine teleost fish: coping strategies for short-duration freshwater exposures

WS Marshall - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2003 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the mechanism of Cl− active secretion and its regulation in
estuarine teleost fish. Small estuarine fish such as the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, forage …

Diet and movement of the killifish,Fundulus heteroclitus, in a Maine salt marsh assessed using gut contents and stable isotope analyses

KW McMahon, BJ Johnson, WG Ambrose - Estuaries, 2005 - Springer
Killifish are ecologically important components of salt marsh ecosystems, but no studies
have determined the importance of locally produced versus allochthonous food sources on …

Factors influencing habitat selection in fishes with a review of marsh ecosystems

JK Craig, LB Crowder - Concepts and controversies in tidal marsh ecology, 2000 - Springer
We review the general theory regarding habitat selection in fishes and integrate this theory
with recent data to evaluate habitat selection by marsh fishes. Models of habitat selection in …

Structure and temporal variations of fish assemblages of the Castro Marim salt marsh, southern Portugal

P Veiga, L Vieira, C Bexiga, R Sá, K Erzini - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2006 - Elsevier
We studied the ichthyofauna of the Castro Marim salt marsh based on monthly sampling
surveys at five sites between September 2000 and August 2001. Sampling took place at …

Utility of direct observational methods for assessing competitive interactions between non‐native and native freshwater fishes

D Almeida, GD Grossman - Fisheries Management and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a major threat to global freshwater biodiversity. Competition is a
frequent negative interaction between non‐native and native species, and this process is …

Metabolic dormancy and responses to environmental desiccation in fish embryos

JE Podrabsky, A Tingaud-Sequeira, J Cerda - Dormancy and resistance in …, 2010 - Springer
Metabolic depression is relatively uncommon among the fishes with the greatest number of
species exhibiting dormancy as embryos. Dormancy in fish embryos is largely associated …

Adaptive plasticity of killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) embryos: dehydration-stimulated development and differential aquaporin-3 expression

A Tingaud-Sequeira, C Zapater… - American Journal …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Embryos of the marine killifish Fundulus heteroclitus are adapted to survive aerially.
However, it is unknown if they are able to control development under dehydration …

Freshwater fish biodiversity in a large Mediterranean basin (Guadalquivir River, S Spain): patterns, threats, status and conservation

P Sáez-Gómez, J Prenda - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Guadalquivir River Basin is one of the largest in the Iberian Peninsula and has a
remarkable freshwater biodiversity. Although many studies on hydrological regimes or water …