Freshwater fish have been widely introduced worldwide, and freshwater ecosystems are
among those most affected by biological invasions. Consequently, freshwater fish invasions …

The annual trade in exotic vertebrates as pets is a multi‐billion‐dollar global business.
Thousands of species, and tens of millions of individual animals, are shipped both …

Scientific and societal unknowns make it difficult to predict how global environmental
changes such as climate change and biological invasions will affect ecological systems. In …

The Ecological Society of America has evaluated current US national policies and practices
on biological invasions in light of current scientific knowledge. Invasions by harmful …

Historically, biogeographic barriers to the movement of aquatic organisms existed at multiple
spatial scales and contributed to the development of unique regional faunas. At increasing …

Over 1billion ornamental fish comprising more than 4000 freshwater and 1400 marine
species are traded internationally each year, with 8–10million imported into Australia alone …

Propagule pressure is frequently cited as an important determinant of invasion success for
terrestrial taxa, but its importance for aquatic species is unclear. Using data on aquarium …

River Choto Jamuna is an important and well-known river in north-west Bangladesh in terms
of fish production and source of income for many fishermen living beside where this study …

Non-native fishes are regarded as a serious threat to freshwater biodiversity. However, little
information exists about non-native freshwater fish in China. This study compiled an …

The aquarium trade moves thousands of species around the globe, and unwanted
organisms may be released into freshwaters, with adverse ecological and economic effects …