Alien fish species in reservoir systems in Turkey: a review

Turkey’s natural river systems have been anthropogenically altered in the past century. Native fish communities of river systems have comeunder increasing pressure from water engineering projects, pollution, overfishing and the movements of alien fish species. Introduction ofalien fishes is one of t...

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Main Author: Deniz Innal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC) 2012-12-01
Series:Management of Biological Invasions
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Online Access:http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2012/2/MBI_2012_2_Innal.pdf
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Summary:Turkey’s natural river systems have been anthropogenically altered in the past century. Native fish communities of river systems have comeunder increasing pressure from water engineering projects, pollution, overfishing and the movements of alien fish species. Introduction ofalien fishes is one of the main threats to the survival and genetic integrity of native fishes around the world. In Turkey, alien freshwater fish are continuing to increase in number of species, abundance, and distribution. The present paper reviews fish stocking studies in Turkey’s reservoirs.
ISSN:1989-8649