Native and exotic fish species in the tiber river watershed (umbria - italy) and their relationship to the longitudinal gradient
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...The survival of endemic fishes is threatened by several factors such as pollution, habitat modification, dam construction (Lorenzoni et al., 2006; Cucherousset & Olden, 2011; Ribeiro & Leunda, 2012; Franchi et al., 2014) and introduction of non-native species, that is widely counted as the second…...
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...34′′E) is a small right tributary of the Tiber River, which is the third-longest (405 km) river in Italy and second in watershed area (17 375 km(2)) (Lorenzoni et al., 2006)....
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...The Aggia River (43°2408.57″N; 12°12040.34″E) is a small right tributary of the Tiber River, which is the third-longest (405 km) river in Italy and second in watershed area (17 375 km2) (Lorenzoni et al., 2006)....
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...Fish assemblage composition varied along the Tiber River according to environmental variables, a common feature of stream fish communities (HUET, 1949, 1954, 1962; VANNOTE et al., 1980; MINSHALL et al., 1985; CHANGEUX, 1995)....
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...Habitat controls the longitudinal distribution of fish, and changes in habitat characteristics are often associated with changes in the composition of the fish assemblage (HUET, 1949, 1954, 1962; VANNOTE et al., 1980; MINSHALL et al., 1985; MORIN and NAIMAN, 1990; CHANGEUX, 1995; BELLIARD et al., 1999; ARUNACHALAM, 2000; BUNN and DAVIES, 2000)....
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...…of fish, and changes in habitat characteristics are often associated with changes in the composition of the fish assemblage (HUET, 1949, 1954, 1962; VANNOTE et al., 1980; MINSHALL et al., 1985; MORIN and NAIMAN, 1990; CHANGEUX, 1995; BELLIARD et al., 1999; ARUNACHALAM, 2000; BUNN and DAVIES, 2000)....
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...Another problem is the introduction of exotic species, which is considered as one of the most important but least studied factors that disrupt aquatic ecosystems (MILLS et al., 1993; LEACH, 1995; LODGE et al., 2000; MACK et al., 2000; BYERS et al., 2002)....
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...Literature regarding the impact of exotic species reports numerous examples of the extinction of native species (COWX, 1997; LODGE et al., 2000; MACK et al., 2000)....
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