Wetland fish in peril: A synergy between habitat loss and biological invasions drives the extinction of neglected native fauna
European wetlands, crucial freshwater ecosystems, face multiple anthropogenic threats. For native wetland fish species (NWFS), habitat degradation and the spread of invasive non-native species (INS) are the most important, and place NWFS at increasing extinction risks. This perspective study examines the impact of these combined threats on the NWFS. Four characteristic species with the largest distribution area in the European Union were evaluated, which share the habitat requirements and susceptibility to these impacts – crucian carp (Carassius carassius), European weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis), sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus) and mudminnow (Umbra krameri). Here, we investigated how the interplay of habitat loss and biological invasions impacts the population and conservation status of these species. This study seeks to stimulate more conservation-oriented research leading to cross-border cooperation on conservation status monitoring and repopulation programmes. Improved knowledge of impacts and mechanisms of habitat loss and interspecific interactions with INS is vital for safeguarding the remaining populations of NWFS, allowing for repopulation measures with genetically suitable individuals in severely impacted areas.
Details
| Volume | 302 |
|---|---|
| Type | A1: Web of Science-artikel |
| Categorie | Onderzoek |
| Tijdschrift | Biological Conservation |
| Issns | 0006-3207|1873-2917 |
| Uitgeverij | Applied Science Publishers |
| Taal | Engels |
Bibtex
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title = "Wetland fish in peril: A synergy between habitat loss and biological invasions drives the extinction of neglected native fauna",
abstract = "European wetlands, crucial freshwater ecosystems, face multiple anthropogenic threats. For native wetland fish species (NWFS), habitat degradation and the spread of invasive non-native species (INS) are the most important, and place NWFS at increasing extinction risks. This perspective study examines the impact of these combined threats on the NWFS. Four characteristic species with the largest distribution area in the European Union were evaluated, which share the habitat requirements and susceptibility to these impacts – crucian carp (Carassius carassius), European weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis), sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus) and mudminnow (Umbra krameri). Here, we investigated how the interplay of habitat loss and biological invasions impacts the population and conservation status of these species. This study seeks to stimulate more conservation-oriented research leading to cross-border cooperation on conservation status monitoring and repopulation programmes. Improved knowledge of impacts and mechanisms of habitat loss and interspecific interactions with INS is vital for safeguarding the remaining populations of NWFS, allowing for repopulation measures with genetically suitable individuals in severely impacted areas.",
author = "Marek Šmejkal and Lukáš Kalous and Johan Auwerx and Pankaj A. Gorule and Ivan Jarić and Ondřej Dočkal and Jakub Fedorčák and Milan Muška and Kiran Thomas and Péter Takács and Árpád Ferincz and Lukáš Choleva and Dunja K. Lamatsch and Josef Wanzenböck and Jeroen Van Wichelen",
year = "2025",
month = feb,
day = "01",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110948",
language = "Nederlands",
publisher = "Applied Science Publishers",
address = "België,
type = "Other"
}
Auteurs
Marek ŠmejkalLukáš Kalous
Johan Auwerx
Pankaj A. Gorule
Ivan Jarić
Ondřej Dočkal
Jakub Fedorčák
Milan Muška
Kiran Thomas
Péter Takács
Árpád Ferincz
Lukáš Choleva
Dunja K. Lamatsch
Josef Wanzenböck
Jeroen Van Wichelen