Non-native fish in the fresh waters of Portugal, Azores and Madeira Islands: A growing threat to aquatic biodiversity

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Ribeiro, Filipe ^a   Collares Pereira, M J ^a   Moyle, P B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Conservation; Failed introductions; Fisheries; Ornamental use

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FISH; FRESHWATER; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; MADEIRA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BARBODES SCHWANEFELDI; BARBONYMUS SCHWANENFELDII; CARASSIUS AURATUS;

EID: 67650655666     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2009.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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