Introductions of non‐native freshwater fish continue to increase globally, although only a
small proportion of these introductions will result in an invasion. These invasive populations …

Despite increasingly sophisticated microbiological techniques, and long after the first
discovery of microbes, basic knowledge is still lacking to fully appreciate the ecological …

Ecological theory attempts to predict how impacts for native species arise from biological
invasions. A fundamental question centres on the feeding interactions of invasive and native …

Public perception is a key factor influencing current conservation policy. Therefore, it is
important to determine the influence of the public, end-users and scientists on the …

Ecological theory on biological invasions attempts to characterize the predictors of invasion
success and the relative importance of the different drivers of population establishment. An …

Non-native crayfish can dominate the invertebrate biomass of invaded freshwaters, with their
high ecological impacts resulting in their populations being controlled by numerous …

A recent threat to European fish diversity was attributed to the association between an
intracellular parasite, Sphaerothecum destruens, and a healthy freshwater fish carrier, the …

Recent years have seen a global and rapid resurgence of fungal diseases with direct impact
on biodiversity and local extinctions of amphibian, coral, or bat populations. Despite similar …

European wetlands, crucial freshwater ecosystems, face multiple anthropogenic threats. For
native wetland fish species (NWFS), habitat degradation and the spread of invasive non …

Environmental changes related to global warming are both a threat to cold-water fishes and
simultaneously create favourable conditions for the spread of eurythermic or warm-water …