The upper rio Paraná basin drains the most developed and environmentally degraded
region in South America: the Brazilian southeast. While it is one of the most well-known …

Landscape dynamics are widely thought to govern the tempo and mode of continental
radiations, yet the effects of river network rearrangements on dispersal and lineage …

Brazil is the country in the world with the highest freshwater fish diversity. Because of the
high rates of species introduction, the number of publications about invasive fish has …

Brazil has a variety of aquatic ecosystems and rich freshwater biodiversity, but these
components have been constantly damaged by the expansion of unsustainable activities …

Non-native fish (NNF) can threaten megadiverse aquatic ecosystems throughout the planet,
but limited information is available for the Amazon Region. In this study we review NNF data …

Protected areas underpin global biodiversity conservation and sustainability agendas.
Biological invasions increasingly threaten the ecological functioning and long-term …

Compiled inventories with information on the distribution, status and impacts of invasive
alien species are essential for the study, management and monitoring of biological …

This study investigated whether aquaculture facilities drive the introduction and
establishment of the non-native Nile tilapia (Orechromis niloticus) in Neotropical streams …

Peacock basses (Cichla spp.) have been introduced in impoundments for decades, and
their negative impacts on the native fish fauna have been documented. However, previous …

South American peacock basses (genus Cichla) have been widely introduced within and
outside the Neotropical region due to their importance to fisheries, despite threats to the …