Assessing the occurrence of alien species on Brazilian freshwater ecosystems: insights from a comprehensive survey
Anderson Oliveira Latini,
Daniela Chaves Resende,
Daniel Paiva Silva
et al.
Abstract:Aim Assessing the damage caused to natural environments and native biodiversity by alien species is challenging. We tested whether the number of detections of alien species is affected by total alien or total invader alien species richness, considering the importance of predicting which species are more probable future invaders. Methods We summarized a research information survey conducted on alien amphibians, annelids, aquatic macrophytes, cnidarians, crustaceans, fish, microorganisms, mollusks, nemathelmint… Show more
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