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On the occurrence of the Asiatic cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Pollux B. J. A.,
Korosi A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01218.x
Subject(s) - biology , biological dispersal , cyprinidae , habitat , floodplain , ecology , invasive species , fish <actinopterygii> , introduced species , fishery , population , demography , sociology
A large scale inventory along the Meuse River (the Netherlands), showed that floodplain lakes function as spawning, nursery and adult habitats, while the main river channel merely serves as a dispersal corridor for adult Pseudorasbora parva , one of the most successful invasive fish species that have colonized Europe.