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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Pan-continental invasion of Pseudorasbora parva: Towards a better understanding of freshwater fish invasions
Fish and Fisheries, Volume 11, No. 4, Year 2010
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In recent years, policy-makers have sought the development of appropriate tools to prevent and manage introductions of invasive species. However, these tools are not well suited for introductions of non-target species that are unknowingly released alongside intentionally-introduced species. The most compelling example of such invasion is arguably the topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva, a small cyprinid species originating from East Asia. A combination of sociological, economical and biological factors has fuelled their rapid invasion since the 1960s; 32 countries (from Central Asia to North Africa) have been invaded in less than 50 years. Based on a combination of monitoring surveys (2535 populations sampled) and literature reviews, this paper aims to quantify and characterise important invasion parameters, such as pathways of introduction, time between introduction and detection, lag phase and plasticity of life history traits. Every decade, five new countries have reported P. parva introduction, mainly resulting from the movement of Chinese carps for fish farming. The mean detection period after first introduction was 4 years, a duration insufficient to prevent their pan-continental invasion. High phenotypic plasticity in fitness related traits such as growth, early maturity, fecundity, reproductive behaviour and the ability to cope with novel pathogens has predisposed P. parva to being a strong invader. The Pseudorasbora parva invasion has provided quantitative data for the development of 1) early warning systems across different spatial scales; 2) rapid eradication programmes prior to natural spread in open systems and 3) sound risk assessments with emphasis on plasticity of life history traits. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gozlan, Rodolphe Elie
United Kingdom, Bournemouth
Bournemouth University
Andreou, Demetra
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Asaeda, Takashi
Japan, Saitama
Saitama University
Beyer, Kathleen
Australia, Adelaide
South Australian Research and Development Institute
Bouhadad, Rachid
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Burnard, Dean
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Caiola, Nuno
Spain, Catalonia
Irta Aquatic Ecosystems
Cakic, Predrag
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Djikanovic, Vesna
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Esmaeili, Hamid R.
Iran, Shiraz
Shiraz University
Falka, Istvan
Romania
Mureş Water Directorate
Golicher, Duncan
United Kingdom, Bournemouth
Bournemouth University
Harka, Akos
Hungary
Hungarian Ichthyological Society
Jeney, Galina
Hungary, Godollo
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Kováč, Vladimír
Slovakia, Bratislava
Univerzita Komenského V Bratislave
Musil, Jiří
Czech Republic, Prague
Vyzkumny Ústav Vodohospodářsky T. G. Masaryka, Praha
Nocita, Annamaria
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Povz, Meta
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Umbra
Poulet, Nicolas
France, Fontenay-sous-bois
Onema
Virbickas, Tomas
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Wolter, Christian
Germany, Berlin
Leibniz-institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Serhan Tarkan, A.
Turkey, Mugla
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi
Tricarico, Elena
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Trichkova, Teodora
Bulgaria, Sofia
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Verreycken, Hugo
Belgium, Brussels
Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels
Witkowski, Andrzej
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
Guang Zhang, Chun
China, Beijing
Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zweimueller, Irene
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Britton, John Robert
United Kingdom, Bournemouth
Bournemouth University
Statistics
Citations: 217
Authors: 29
Affiliations: 24
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1467-2979.2010.00361.x
e-ISSN:
14672979
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Multi-countries