There is increasing use worldwide of electronic decision-support tools to identify potentially
invasive non-native species so as to inform policy and management decisions aimed at …

Although a large number of rivers stretches in Southeast Europe (SEE) have a pristine status
compared to the rest of Europe, these ecosystems and their freshwater biodiversity are …

Globally, marine bioinvasions threaten marine ecosystem structure and function, with the
Mediterranean Sea being one of the most affected regions. Such invasions are expected to …

Salmonids are an extensively hatchery-reared group of fishes that have been introduced
worldwide mainly for their high commercial and recreational value. The Balkan Peninsula …

Aquatic invasions are one of the major threats for freshwater ecosystems. However, in
develo** countries, knowledge of biological invasions, essential for the implementation of …

Biological invasions, driven by human-mediated species movements, pose significant
threats to global ecosystems and economies. The classification of non-native species is a …

Accidental introductions of invasive alien species (IAS) are increasingly prevalent and
costly. Anthropogenic activities, including fieldwork activities of researchers, pose a risk for …

The majority of alien species are known to have socio-economic effects by impacting various
components of human well-being (security, material and non-material assets, health, social …

Even though the ecological impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) have been well studied,
social aspects of IAS in freshwater ecosystems are still poorly explored. This study aimed to …

The study comprises the horizon scanning of the aquatic invasive and alien species (IAS) in
the region of Lake Ohrid as a risk assessment area (RA). It included three already …