A widely cited hypothesis in ecology is that species-rich communities are less vulnerable to
invasion than species-poor ones, owing to competition for limiting resources (the" biotic …

Round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus), after successfully reproducing in the early
1990s, decimated populations of mottled sculpins (Cottus bairdi) and possibly logperch …

We investigated somatic condition, growth rate, diet and food resources of the native (lower
Danube) and non‐native (upper Danube) populations of invasive bighead goby Neogobius …

Abstract Invasive Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua) has caused substantial ecological damage
in North America, parts of Western Europe, Scandinavian countries, and the United …

This chapter will develop scenarios of how lake biodiversity and ecosystem function will be
affected by future global changes (Fig. 13.1). As a guide to that goal, much of the chapter will …

The outcome of interspecific competition for food resources depends both on the
competitors' sensory abilities and on environmental conditions. In laboratory experiments we …

To elucidate the performances of perch and ruffe in oligotrophic lakes, we carried out a field
study in reoligotrophic Upper Lake Constance. Both these percids used the same habitat …

Assessing the potential for aquatic invasive species (AIS) to impact ecosystem function and
services is an important component of ecological risk assessment. This study focuses on …

Ballast water in ships is an important contributor to the secondary spread of invasive species
in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Here, we use a model previously created to determine the …

Lake Michigan has experienced many ecological changes as a result of introductions of non‐
native species. Arguably the most significant was that of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) …