A case study on the population ecology of a topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) population in the UK and the implications for native fish communities

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 749-759

  Britton, J Rob ^a,c   Davies, G D ^a   Brazier, M ^a   Pinder, A C ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c National Fisheries Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gudgeon; Invasion; Maturity; Multiple spawning; Population ecology; Roach

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CYPRINID; INVASIVE SPECIES; MATURATION; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RECRUITMENT; RIVER WATER; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPAWNING;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CYPRINIDAE; GOBIO; GOBIO GOBIO; PSEUDORASBORA PARVA; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 34548586034     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.809     Document Type: Article

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