Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are one of the principal threats to freshwater biodiversity.
Exclusion barriers are increasingly being used as a management strategy to control the …

Abstract Small, 1st and 2nd-order, headwater streams and ponds play essential roles in
providing natural flood control, trapping sediments and contaminants, retaining nutrients …

Non‐native fishes are frequently used to enhance aquaculture and fisheries; if introduced
into the wider environment, then the majority will have negligible effects on native …

In recent years, policy‐makers have sought the development of appropriate tools to prevent
and manage introductions of invasive species. However, these tools are not well suited for …

Temperate regions with fish communities dominated by cold‐water species (physiological
optima< 20° C) are vulnerable to the effects of warming temperatures caused by climate …

Habitat fragmentation is a principal threat to biodiversity and artificial river barriers are a
leading cause of the global decline in freshwater biota. Although the impact of barriers on …

Introduction of the invasive Asian cyprinid fish Pseudorasbora parva into a 0.3 ha pond in
England with a fish assemblage that included Cyprinus carpio, Rutilus rutilus and Scardinius …

European countries in general, and England in particular, have a long history of introducing
non‐native fish species, but there exist no detailed studies of the introduction pathways and …

An established population of the invasive topmouth gudgeon, Pseudorasbora parva
(Temminck & Schlegel), was discovered in a recreational fishery in Northwest England in …

Anthropogenic noise has the potential to alter community dynamics by modifying the
strength of nested ecological interactions such as predation. Direct effects of noise on per …