The use of barriers to limit the spread of aquatic invasive animal species: A global review

PE Jones, JS Tummers, SM Galib… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are one of the principal threats to freshwater biodiversity.
Exclusion barriers are increasingly being used as a management strategy to control the …

River network connectivity and fish diversity

X Shao, Y Fang, JW Jawitz, J Yan, B Cui - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Frequent and severe disruptions of natural river flows associated with human activities
significantly alter hydrological connectivity in large river networks, with deleterious effects on …

Physicochemical parameters of water and its implications on avifauna and habitat quality

AP Mishra, S Kumar, R Patra, A Kumar, H Sahu… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wetland ecosystems are essential for maintaining biological diversity and are significant
elements of the global landscape. However, the biodiversity of wetlands has been …

Human barriers fragment three-quarters of all rivers in the Mekong basin

M Li, J Sun, D Baldan, JD Olden, Q Liu, C Ding… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Rapid expansion of human barriers threatens many of the remaining free-flowing rivers of
the world. The Mekong Basin is an exemplar in this regard with previous studies indicating …

Invasive vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) has an impact on highly valued native fish species

MT Parvez, MC Lucas, MI Hossain, N Chaki… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Invasion by armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) is a threat to native fish communities of warm,
freshwater habitats. Following importation as an ornamental species, the vermiculated sailfin …

Strong impacts of signal crayfish invasion on upland stream fish and invertebrate communities

SM Galib, JS Findlay, MC Lucas - Freshwater Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Impacts of invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus on native species and
ecosystems are widely recognised, but mostly through small‐scale studies and laboratory …

Impact of river flow modification on wetland hydrological and morphological characters

TK Saha, S Pal, R Sarda - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
A good number of researchers investigated the impact of flow modification on hydrological,
ecological, and geomorphological conditions in a river. A few works also focused on …

Fish diversity decline in the lower Gangetic plains: a victim of multiple stressors

MT Parvez, ABM Mohsin, SS Arnob, MC Lucas… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Analysis of long-term data provides a valuable approach to determining the extent
of biodiversity decline and likely causes, but such approaches are rare in large tropical …

Rapid response of fish and aquatic habitat to removal of a tidal barrier

J Sun, SM Galib, MC Lucas - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
River barrier removal is used increasingly as a conservation tool to restore lotic habitat and
river connectivity, but evidence of its efficacy is incomplete. This study used a before–after …

Municipal wastewater can result in a dramatic decline in freshwater fishes: a lesson from a developing country

SM Galib, ABM Mohsin, MT Parvez… - … & Management of …, 2018 - kmae-journal.org
Impacts of ineffective wastewater management on the biodiversity of receiving waters in
developing countries are poorly documented. Using a before-after-control-impact …