Non-native fish impacts on Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems: Current knowledge and research needs

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-156

  Ribeiro, F ^a,b   Leunda, P M ^c  

^a Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Gestión Ambiental de Navarra S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Conservation; Disease transmission; Genetic impacts; Predation; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDEMISM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SPECIES COMPLEX;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

PISCES;

EID: 84858199626     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2011.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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