freshwater

Can a Protected Area Help Improve Fish Populations under Heavy Recreation Fishing?
Freshwater protected areas are designated parts of the inland waters that restrict human activities. They were created as a mechanism …
Status and future perspectives for pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) stocks in Europe
Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) is a European fresh and brackish water piscivorous fish, important as both a key predator and a valuable …
Different hosts in different lakes: prevalence and population genetic structure of plerocercoids of Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda) in Czech water bodies
Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) is a tapeworm parasite with a worldwide distribution that uses a wide variety of fish species as …
Seasonal habitat use of three predatory fishes in a freshwater ecosystem
To understand the spatiotemporal overlap in the habitat use of sympatric predators, we studied longitudinal activity and reservoir …
Empirical evidence on the effects of climate on the viability of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations in European lakes
Climate is a major driver of species distribution and biological invasions worldwide. In this study, we combined the catches of a …
Similarities and Differences in Fish Community Composition Accessed by Electrofishing, Gill Netting, Seining, Trawling, and Water eDNA Metabarcoding in Temperate Reservoirs
It is difficult to understand the composition and diversity of biological communities in complex and heterogeneous environments using …