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04-02-2011 |
A paper about several alien fishes recorded in the Belarusian section of the central European invasion corridor has been recently published by Semenchenko et al. in the journal Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies. Below please the abstract of this paper:
This is the first comprehensive review to examine the role of the central European invasion corridor on fish introductions into Belarusian and Polish inland waters (Dnieper-Bug-Vistula-Oder-Elbe-Spree-Havel). Historical and recent data were assessed, including the results of a 2003 - 2008 survey along the Belarusian and Polish sections of the corridor. Since the eighteenth century, at least six fish species of Ponto-Caspian origin have spread via the corridor and migrated westwards to the Baltic basin, with five species found in recent surveys, namely the monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis, round goby N. melanostomus, racer goby N. gymnotrachelus, tubenose goby Proterorhinus marmoratus and the white eye-bream Abramis sapa. Four other non-native species were also found within the corridor - the Amur sleeper Perccottus glenii, gibel carp Carassius gibelio, brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus and the topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva. Their presence is related to numerous accidental introductions to many localities in Belarus and Poland, rather than from using the corridor as an invasion route. One species, the ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius, has migrated from the Baltic basin to the Black Sea drainage systems. |
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21-09-2010 |
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13-08-2010 |
 A new book on biology, ecology, and control of the mollusc Dreissena polymorpha entitled "The Zebra Mussel in Europe" has been recently published. The book contain 41 chapters written by European and North American researchers, including the one by Karatayev et al. about the history of studies on D. polymorpha in Belarus. More information about the book and the purchasing options can be found on the publisher's website.
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