The growth of Chilean salmon production has not been free of important sanitary and
environmental shortcomings. To ensure sustainability, it is necessary to understand the …

Purpose The aquaculture sector is the fastest growing food production industry. Life-cycle
assessment (LCA) can be a useful tool to assess its environmental impacts and ensure …

The freshwater and marine fish faunas of South America are the most diverse on Earth, with
current species richness estimates standing above 9100 species. In addition, over the last …

There is a long history of introduction of non-native fishes in fresh waters and the
introduction rate has accelerated greatly over time. Although not all introduced fishes have …

Introduced species threaten native biodiversity, but whether exotic species can competitively
displace native species remains contested. Building on theory that predicts multi-species …

Here, we review extensive information to estimate environmental risks from escaped non‐
native salmonids based on the assessments of hazard, sensitivity and exposure of discrete …

Aim Globally, one of the major threats to the integrity of native faunas is the loss of
biodiversity that can result from the introduction of exotics. Here we document recent …

This chapter analyzes the available information regarding the main drivers of global change
operating in Patagonia, including climate change and its impact on biodiversity, the …

Biological invasions create complex ecological and societal issues worldwide. Most of the
knowledge about invasions comes only from successful invaders, but less is known about …

The exponential growth of the salmonid farming industry during the last 3 decades has
created conditions for massive escapes of these exotic species into natural environments in …