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FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED LIMNOLOGY
Volume 181, Issue 1, Pages 73-85Publisher
E SCHWEIZERBARTSCHE VERLAGS
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2012/0321
Keywords
fish; Gobiidae; invasive species; microhabitat; colonization; dispersal
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- Grant Agency of the Czech Republic [P505/11/1768]
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The tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris) is one of a number of gobiid species currently extending their area of distribution over Europe. We studied inter-annual dynamics and habitat use of 0+ tubenose gobies in the very first years of expansion (1999-2004) in the connected rivers Dyje and Morava (Danube basin). Rapid downstream colonization in the River Dyje (peak in the second year followed by equilibrium) contrasted with slow upstream colonization in the River Morava. 0+ tubenose gobies preferred medium-sized stones (10-30 cm) and avoided fine substrates (silt, sand, gravel). Goby presence also increased in habitats with a larger amount of vegetation or ligneous structures, slower currents, and shallower depths; smallest individuals preferring more homogeneous areas with vegetation and without water currents.
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