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12-10-2008 |
A new locality of Physella acuta in Belarus has been recently reported by Semenchenko et al. (2008). This alien snail was found in the Neman River near Grodno. |
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08-09-2008 |
A team of researchers from the Scientific-Practical Center of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences has found a new species of fish in the Dnieper River, i.e. the black-striped pipefish, Syngnathus abaster. This species is native Ponto-Caspian region and, supposedly, have invaded the territory of Belarus from the Kievskoe Reservoir, Ukraine. It is planned in the near future to investigate the current distribution and abundance of the fish in Belarusian waters.
Check out FishBase for more information on Syngnathus abaster.
Cited from: www.tut.by
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16-07-2008 |
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The European Commission recently held a public consultation on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and the problems they cause for biodiversity and nature across the EU. The consultation ran from March until May, attracted 880 replies, three quarters of them from individuals. Some 91% of respondents agreed on the urgent need to bring in new measures to prevent the spread of such organisms, with 85% agreeing on the importance of preventing the introduction of IAS in the wild. An EU-wide early warning system would be welcomed by 90% of respondents, and 86% thought that Member States should be legally obliged to take action against the most harmful IAS. Most respondents (90%) considered that the lack of public awareness would constitute a barrier to launching more stringent policies, and that it was therefore important to raise the profile of the issue (77%). Invasive alien species are non-indigenous species (plants and animals) which disrupt ecosystems and pose a serious threat to biodiversity, and their eradication costs European taxpayers millions of euros each year. Scientific evidence has found them to be a rapidly growing problem in Europe.
The results of the consultation will now be used to help develop EU policy in this area, and inform the Communication from the Commission to be presented at the end of this year.
Further information: Nature and Biodiversity website – Invasive Alien Species: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/invasivealien/index_en.htm
(Cited from the site Invasive Species in Belgium) |
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07-07-2008 |
Two new species have been added into our database, i.e. the American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, and the freshwater limpet, Ferrissia fragilis. |
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