Establishment of translocated populations of smallmouth yellowfish, Labeobarbus aeneus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), in lentic and lotic habitats in the Great Fish River system, South Africa

Weyl, Olaf L F; Stadtlander, Timo; Booth, Anthony J

Title: Establishment of translocated populations of smallmouth yellowfish, Labeobarbus aeneus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), in lentic and lotic habitats in the Great Fish River system, South Africa
Creator: Weyl, Olaf L F, Stadtlander, Timo, Booth, Anthony J
Date: 2009
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/124418
Identifier: vital:35607
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3377/004.044.0109
Description: As a result of numerous introductions and translocations of fishes, South Africa has recently been identified as a fish invasion hotspot (Leprieur et al. 2008). In freshwater ecosystems invasion by alien species is considered a leading mechanism driving environmental change (Clavero & Garcia- Berthou 2005; Garcia-Berthou et al. 2005). In South Africa, documented effects of fish invasions include the extirpation of indigenous fishes through predation (Cambray 2003), changes in invertebrate community structure (Lowe et al. 2008) and hybridization (Canonico et al. 2005). As a result, the management of alien species is a high national priority (National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 2004). Such management requires an understanding of the biology, ecology and establishment success of fishes outside their native range.
Format: 14 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Zoology, Weyl, O.L., Stadtlander, T. and Booth, A.J., 2009. Establishment of translocated populations of smallmouth yellowfish, Labeobarbus aeneus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), in lentic and lotic habitats in the Great Fish River system, South Africa. African Zoology, 44(1), pp.93-106, African Zoology volume 44 number 1 93 106 2009 1562-7020
Rights: African Zoology
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