Native and exotic fish species in the tiber river watershed (umbria - italy) and their relationship to the longitudinal gradient
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..., 1995), which is the most represented in Umbria waterways (Lorenzoni et al., 2006), were chosen to analyze the effect of the NNS on the indigenous fauna: B....
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...Nevertheless, the cause-effect relationship frequently remains hypothetical, given the limited information that is available about the status of native species prior to the introduction (Lorenzoni et al., 2006; Gaygusuz et al., 2007)....
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...…species, characterizing the fish communities of the “barbel zone” (Mearelli et al., 1995), which is the most represented in Umbria waterways (Lorenzoni et al., 2006), were chosen to analyze the effect of the NNS on the indigenous fauna: B. tyberinus; L. cephalus, L. lucumonis, R. rubilio…...
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...The Extended Biotic Index (EBI) (Ghetti, 1986), which is a biotic index used to evaluate the overall water quality based on the sensitivity of some key groups of macrobenthic fauna to pollution (Lorenzoni et al., 2006), was assessed on the same day or within several days of the fish collections....
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...In the Tiber River basin, the streams are being seriously degraded due to the stocking programs that have modified their native fish fauna: of the 47 fish species currently present only 13 are native (Lorenzoni et al., 2006)....
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...The fi sh population in Lake Trasimeno, as in the rest of the Tiber River basin, is compromised by the presence of exotic species (Lorenzoni et al. 2006)....
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...Increased occurrence of non-native fishes has also been reported from upstream to downstream sections of the Willamette River, Oregon (Hughes and Gammon, 1987), and the Tiber River, Italy (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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