The growth of Chilean salmon production has not been free of important sanitary and
environmental shortcomings. To ensure sustainability, it is necessary to understand the …

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is probably the most widely introduced fish
species in the world. Since the first translocation outside of the range of its natural …

This chapter analyzes the available information regarding the main drivers of global change
operating in Patagonia, including climate change and its impact on biodiversity, the …

Biological invasions create complex ecological and societal issues worldwide. Most of the
knowledge about invasions comes only from successful invaders, but less is known about …

The exponential growth of the salmonid farming industry during the last 3 decades has
created conditions for massive escapes of these exotic species into natural environments in …

Introduced species can have important effects on the component species and processes of
native ecosystems. However, effective introduced species management can be complicated …

Here, we review extensive information to estimate environmental risks from escaped non‐
native salmonids based on the assessments of hazard, sensitivity and exposure of discrete …

Purposeful species introductions offer opportunities to inform our understanding of both
invasion success and conservation hurdles. We evaluated factors determining the energetic …

Animal behaviour is increasingly recognised as critical to the prediction of non-native
species success and impacts. Rainbow trout and brown trout have been introduced globally …

Aquaculture is a major source of invasive aquatic species, despite the fact that cultured
organisms often have low genetic diversity and tend to be maladapted to survive in the wild …