Brazil has a highly diverse freshwater fish fauna and their freshwaters provide valuable
provisioning ecosystem services in aquaculture and sport angling, especially in the …

The consequences of introducing Cichla cf. monoculus Spix & Agassiz, Astronotus ocellatus
(Agassiz) and Pygocentrus nattereri Kner into lakes in the River Doce basin, Brazil, on …

Abstract In South America, the introduction of peacock-bass (Cichla), a voracious predator
fish, has been an underestimated threat for native fish communities. Although this predator is …

The Cichlidae is one of the most diverse fish families in Neotropical and Afrotropical regions.
It includes many species that are valued for aquaculture, the aquarium trade, and sport …

A revision of the cis-andean species of Brycon, with the exception of the Brycon pesu
species-complex, is presented. Twenty-one Brycon species (including B. pesu) are …

For some time, the rate of non-native fish introductions has been increasing in South
America. There are many reasons for introductions: reservoir stocking programs …

The present study deals with the ecological impacts of the introduction of two alien species
of piscivorous fish in several lakes of the Middle Rio Doce lake district in Minas Gerais …

O rio Doce drena os estados de Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo e representa a maior bacia
de um conjunto denominado genericamente como “leste brasileiro”. Está inserido no bioma …

Biological invasions are leading several species to extinction and are projected as a main
driver of biodiversity changes in lakes for this century. However, the knowledge of their …

The invasion process comprises not only the characteristics of nonindigenous species but
also the attributes of the invaded environment which make it susceptible to the …