Transitional waters are fragile ecosystems with high ecological, social and economic values, that undergo numerous threats. According to the information provided by European Member …
Introduced and translocated non-native species are a major threat to biodiversity, especially in aquatic habitats. Efforts aimed at the mitigation of impacts and the implementation of …
Salmonids are an extensively hatchery-reared group of fishes that have been introduced worldwide mainly for their high commercial and recreational value. The Balkan Peninsula …
Parasites exhibiting a high degree of host specificity are expected to be intimately associated with their hosts. Therefore, the evolution of host-specific parasites is at least …
M Pofuk, D Zanella, M Piria - Management of biological invasions, 2017 - bib.irb.hr
Fish introductions and/or translocations, particularly in areas with high biodiversity and endemism, represent a major threat to biodiversity. Fish translocations between the Danube …
Fish assemblages and their distributions in the western Balkan rivers have rarely been investigated. This study provides initial insights into the spatial patterns of fish distributions in …
S Zogaris, EA Charmpila, J Vukić… - The European …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Morphological similarity between an intruder and a native species can hinder the detection of the intruder. The undetected non-native species will thus have more time to affect the local …
P Simonović, A Tošić, D Škraba Jurlina, V Nikolić… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The part of the River Danube basin in the Western Balkans region (11 sampled localities and 57 in total with using of published data) revealed the remarkable diversity of brown trout …
A Palandačić, S Reier, OA Diripasko… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Dinaric Karst extends along the Adriatic coast of the Western Balkan Peninsula and is home to a group of “karst minnows” of the genera Delminichthys …