Effects of Species Introduction on Aquatic Communities

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research and information: general; aquatic communities; biological invasion; diet specialization; direct/indirect interactions; diversity; ecological impacts; fish; fisheries economics; freshwaters; homing; invasive species; Ireland; microsatellites; migration; morphology; mtCOI; non-native fish; non-native species; pikeperch; profit index; Pterygoplichthys; radio telemetry; sex-dependent; Simpson's diversity; species introduction; stable isotope analysis; suckermouth armored catfishes; tilapia; trophic ecology; trophic levels; Veneroida
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (80 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036536514; 9783036536521; books978-3-0365-3652-1
• Access: Open Access

Freshwater ecosystems are deeply affected by human pressure, such as species introduction, which remains a major concern for these ecosystems. The arrival of new species can have different ecological effects, and sometimes leads to biological invasions and adverse impacts. Introduced species establish new interactions (e.g., predation, competition) with the recipient community. These can modify the aquatic community's structure, composition, and functions. Understanding these interactions remains a key concern in conservation biology. This Special Issue of Water aims to explore these topics.