Alien freshwater fish species in the Balkans—Vectors and pathways of introduction

M Piria, P Simonović, E Kalogianni… - Fish and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fish introductions, particularly in areas of high biological diversity and endemism, represent
a major threat for biodiversity. In the Balkan Peninsula, 60 fish species have been …

Shifts in eastern Mediterranean fish communities: Abundance changes, trait overlap, and possible competition between native and non-native species

E Arndt, O Givan, D Edelist, O Sonin, J Belmaker - Fishes, 2018 - mdpi.com
During the last few decades the fish community has changed substantially along the Eastern
Mediterranean continental shelf, which is a hotspot of invasion by species that had migrated …

Risk screening of the potential invasiveness of non-native freshwater fishes in the River Ob basin (West Siberian Plain, Russia)

E Interesova, L Vilizzi, GH Copp - Regional Environmental Change, 2020 - Springer
To inform regional managers of potentially invasive non-native (NN) freshwater fishes in the
principal hydrosystem that drains the West Siberian Plain, the River Ob basin, 31 extant and …

Stable isotope analysis of trophic niche in two co-occurring native and invasive terrapins, Emys orbicularis and Trachemys scripta elegans

P Balzani, S Vizzini, G Santini, A Masoni, C Ciofi… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
A trophic niche overlap in native and alien turtle species can lead to competitive interactions
whereby allochthonous turtles may outcompete autochthonous individuals and eventually …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying threats from introduced and translocated non-native freshwater fishes in Croatia and Slovenia under current and future climatic conditions

T Radočaj, I Špelić, L Vilizzi, M Povž, M Piria - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Risk screening of non‐native, translocated and traded aquarium freshwater fishes in G reece using F ish I nvasiveness S creening K it

C Perdikaris, N Koutsikos, L Vardakas… - Fisheries …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The invasion of non‐indigenous freshwater fish species is one of the most important threats
to aquatic biodiversity. Similar to other Mediterranean countries, Greece is considered a hot …

Impacts of the alien mosquitofish on the abundance and condition of two Mediterranean native fish

E Kalogianni, N Koutsikos… - Mediterranean …, 2019 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
The rapid decline of the Greek native Valencia letourneuxi, and its recently described sister
species Valencia robertae, has been often attributed to habitat degradation, as well as …

Dramatic decline of two freshwater killifishes, main anthropogenic drivers and appropriate conservation actions

E Kalogianni, Y Kapakos, A Oikonomou… - Journal for Nature …, 2022 - Elsevier
Freshwater fish biodiversity loss in the Mediterranean Basin is regarded as among the
highest globally, with long-term population data sets required to discern long-term …

Do exotic poeciliids affect the distribution or trophic niche of native fishes? Absence of evidence from Hong Kong streams

AHF Tsang, D Dudgeon - Freshwater Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Exotic poeciliids have been reported to reduce abundance and richness of native fishes
and, more generally, constrain the trophic niches of native counterparts. However …

Coexisting with the alien: Evidence for environmental control on trophic interactions between a native (Atherina boyeri) and a non-indigenous fish species (Gambusia …

C Andolina, G Signa, G Cilluffo, S Iannucci… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biological invasions are a widespread problem worldwide, as invasive non-indigenous
species (NIS) may affect native populations through direct (eg, predation) or indirect (eg …