Article
Fisheries
Eric R. Fetherman, Brian W. Avila
Summary: Habitat restoration activities in large rivers focus on improving juvenile or adult habitats, but incorporating fry habitat associations into designs can increase overall success. Rainbow trout and brown trout fry were found in habitats with specific substrate sizes, velocities, and depths, with some overlap in associations between the two species. Adjusting restoration activities based on different habitat associations may allow for more effective single-species management and decrease fry infection severity.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Ouellet Valerie, Melinda D. Daniels
Summary: The study examined the shift in thermal habitat occupation for Brook and Brown Trout populations during the summer, with an increase in Brown Trout and a decrease in Brook Trout numbers. The observed population shifts were driven by optimal growth temperatures rather than elevated water temperatures, potentially affecting interactions and survival throughout the summer.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Louise C. Archer, Stephen A. Hutton, Luke Harman, W. Russell Poole, Patrick Gargan, Philip McGinnity, Thomas E. Reed
Summary: This study reveals complex associations between metabolic rate and growth rate in brown trout under different thermal environments, indicating a thermally sensitive metabolic phenotype with adaptive responses. The findings suggest that fluctuating selection related to growth plays an important role in shaping metabolic variation and adapting to climate change.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Ulrich Pulg, Robert J. Lennox, Sebastian Stranzl, Espen O. Espedal, Sven Erik Gabrielsen, Tore Wiers, Gaute Velle, Christoph Hauer, Bjorn Otto Donnum, Bjorn T. Barlaup
Summary: This study investigated the long-term effects of gravel additions at eight sites in three rivers in western Norway over a period of up to 18 years. Results showed that gravel additions significantly increased juvenile densities of Atlantic salmon and Brown trout, with egg survival rates remaining high. However, the areas covered with gravel were shrinking over time. Construction costs for the gravel augmentations were relatively low, with a cost-benefit ratio that indicated the measure was successful in enhancing salmonid fish reproduction.
Article
Environmental Studies
David Lance Garshelis
Summary: This review examines the application of habitat models for terrestrial bears on four continents and evaluates the predictive functionality of these models for management and conservation. The findings highlight issues such as biases in presence data, inaccuracies in predictor variables, and limitations in model predictions. These findings may also be relevant for other taxa.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahboobeh Hajiesmaeili, Louis Addo, Johan Watz, Steven F. Railsback, John J. Piccolo
Summary: In this study, an individual-based model (IBM) was developed to investigate the impact of hydropeaking on the growth, survival, and distribution of native brown trout and Atlantic salmon juveniles in river Gullspang, Sweden. The results show that hydropeaking generally has modest negative effects on the growth and survival of both species.
RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Christopher J. Kotalik, Brian A. Wolff, Justin P. F. Pomeranz, Eric E. Richer, William H. Clements
Summary: Stream habitat restoration has the potential to rehabilitate degraded stream communities and increase targeted Brown trout populations. However, the restoration may alter prey resources and utilization by trout. The study in the Upper Arkansas River showed that restoration led to increased Brown trout populations, but there were complex changes in invertebrate prey resources and shifts in prey utilization by trout, with reduced consumption of adult aquatic insects and increased consumption of terrestrial invertebrates.
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Xiaolong Zhao, Wei Yu, Zeyu Zhu, Yuxia Yang, Zhigao Zeng
Summary: Through studying the home range size and influencing factors of Phrynocephalus vlangalii in high and low-altitude habitats, it was found that lizards in high-altitude areas have larger home ranges, which is associated with factors such as body mass, daily activity times, and food availability.
ASIAN HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Dave L. Mitchell, Mariela Soto-Berelov, Simon D. Jones
Summary: This study used remote sensing and home range estimation techniques to investigate the preference of koalas for areas of taller forest canopy within their home ranges. The results indicated that higher canopy height is an important habitat resource for koalas.
Article
Fisheries
Anna Hagelin, Eva Bergman
Summary: This study explored competitive interactions among juvenile salmon, grayling, and brown trout in the upper reaches of a river, finding that grayling was the most aggressive and active species, while salmon was the least. The research suggests that reintroduction of salmon may have little impact on grayling and brown trout, but these species could affect the success of reintroducing salmon.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Marketa Pravdova, Jitka Kolarova, Katerina Grabicova, Libor Mikl, Martin Blaha, Tomas Randak, Yurii Kvach, Pavel Jurajda, Marketa Ondrackova
Summary: The study found that pharmaceutical and parasite pollution have significant impacts on fish health and parasite community composition, adversely affecting the ectoparasites and endoparasites on brown trout. Differences in pharmaceutical concentration and types were observed between sites, while fish condition and overall parasite abundance did not differ significantly.
ECOHYDROLOGY & HYDROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Jianqiao Cheng, Ke Guan, Francois Quitin
Summary: This article introduces a virtual multiantenna array technique for estimating the direction-of-arrival (DoA) of radio frequency sources. By addressing two unresolved issues in previous virtual array technology, the robustness and feasibility of the technique are improved.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Carolyn E. E. Decker, Scott W. W. Buchanan, Nancy E. E. Karraker
Summary: This study tracked and documented the movements and habitat use of diamondback terrapin hatchlings in Rhode Island, USA. The research found that upland overwintering sites were important for the turtle population, with hatchlings typically choosing to overwinter near habitat edges. Protecting these terrapins involves limiting heavy equipment usage near nest sites and scheduling vegetation management during colder months when hatchlings are inactive.
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Alyssa Nonis, Scott G. G. Hinch, Nicholas C. C. Coops
Summary: This study investigated the habitat associations and movement of sympatric rainbow trout and Dolly Varden char in five tributary streams of the Upper Nahmint River in Canada. The results showed that both species preferred pool habitats and had no clear directionality in their movements. Overall, this study highlights the importance of protecting pool habitats in small coastal streams for the conservation of these species in the face of changing climatic and hydrological conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Jan-Michael Hessenauer, Kevin Wehrly
Summary: Evaluation of fisheries management actions is important but challenging, especially at broad spatial scales. This study developed a random forest model using presence/absence data and landscape-scale site predictor variables to predict the presence or absence of Brown Trout in Michigan streams. The model was evaluated using validation surveys and compared with stocking sites, revealing potential inefficiencies in resource allocation. The model can be used as a screening tool for future stocking sites and prioritize field validation to ensure efficient use of agency resources.
NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas, Asghar Abdoli, Bahram H. Kiabi, Hossein Rahmani, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Gordon H. Copp
Summary: Risk screening tools, specifically the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK), were used to identify potentially invasive non-native fish species in the Anzali Wetland Complex. The tool demonstrated reliable discrimination between non-invasive and invasive fish species, with high-risk classifications for a majority of the species. These results suggest the effectiveness of AS-ISK in identifying potentially invasive non-native freshwater fishes in other wetlands of the Caspian Sea basin.
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
G. Stasolla, E. Tricarico, L. Vilizzi
Summary: This study found that all 20 non-native marine crustacean species in the Mediterranean Sea carry a high risk of invasiveness, with the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis being the highest risk species. These findings will provide management and control directions for non-native marine crustaceans in the Mediterranean Sea, with a focus on regulations regarding ballast waters.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Gordon H. Copp, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Hui Wei, Shan Li, Marina Piria, Abbas J. Al-Faisal, David Almeida, Usman Atique, Zainab Al-Wazzan, Rigers Bakiu, Tea Basic, Thuyet D. Bui, Joao Canning-Clode, Nuno Castro, Ratcha Chaichana, Tulin Coker, Dimitriy Dashinov, F. Guler Ekmekci, Tibor Eros, Arpad Ferincz, Teresa Ferreira, Daniela Giannetto, Allan S. Gilles, Lukasz Glowacki, Philippe Goulletquer, Elena Interesova, Sonia Iqbal, Katarina Jakubcinova, Kamalaporn Kanongdate, Jeong-Eun Kim, Oldrich Kopecky, Vasil Kostov, Nicholas Koutsikos, Sebastian Kozic, Petra Kristan, Yoshihisa Kurita, Hwang-Goo Lee, Rob S. E. W. Leuven, Tatsiana Lipinskaya, Juliane Lukas, Agnese Marchini, Ana Isabel Gonzalez Martinez, Laurence Masson, Daniyar Memedemin, Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas, Joao Monteiro, Levan Mumladze, Rahmat Naddafi, Ion Navodaru, Karin H. Olsson, Norio Onikura, Daniele Paganelli, Richard Thomas Pavia, Costas Perdikaris, Renanel Pickholtz, Dariusz Pietraszewski, Meta Povz, Cristina Preda, Milica Ristovska, Karin Rosikova, Jose Maria Santos, Vitaliy Semenchenko, Wansuk Senanan, Predrag Simonovic, Evangelia Smeti, Barbora Stevove, Kristina Svolikova, Kieu Anh T. Ta, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Nildeniz Top, Elena Tricarico, Eliza Uzunova, Leonidas Vardakas, Hugo Verreycken, Grzegorz Zieba, Roberto Mendoza
Summary: Environmental changes caused by introductions and translocations of non-native species are a global concern. Decision-support tools in multiple languages can reduce language-based uncertainty and enhance communication between stakeholders.
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2021)
Review
Fisheries
Mehis Rohtla, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Vladimir Kovac, David Almeida, Bernice Brewster, J. Robert Britton, Lukasz Glowacki, Michael J. Godard, Ruth Kirk, Sarah Nienhuis, Karin H. Olsson, Jan Simonsen, Michal E. Skora, Saulius Stakenas, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Nildeniz Top, Hugo Verreycken, Grzegorz Zieba, Gordon H. Copp
Summary: The ide is a large-bodied cyprinid native to freshwater areas around the Baltic, Black, Caspian, White, Barents, Kara, Laptev and North seas as well as the Aral Sea region. Despite its potential for acclimation to new environments, the ide has relatively few self-sustaining populations outside its native range and is not considered invasive at present. However, continued introductions could lead to the development of invasive non-native populations in some locations.
REVIEWS IN FISHERIES SCIENCE & AQUACULTURE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Laura Ruykys, Kieu Anh T. Ta, Thuyet D. Bui, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Gordon H. Copp
Summary: The study assessed the potential invasiveness of 30 non-native aquatic species in Vietnam using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK), identifying most species as high risk. Despite constraints in climate change assessment, the AS-ISK was recommended for successful screening of non-native aquatic species in other parts of Southeast Asia.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lorenzo Vilizzi, Gordon H. Copp, Jeffrey E. Hill, Boris Adamovich, Luke Aislabie, Daniel Akin, Abbas J. Al-Faisal, David Almeida, M. N. Amal Azmai, Rigers Bakiu, Adriana Bellati, Renee Bernier, Jason M. Bies, Gokcen Bilge, Paulo Branco, Thuyet D. Bui, Joao Canning-Clode, Henrique Anatole Cardoso Ramos, Gustavo A. Castellanos-Galindo, Nuno Castro, Ratcha Chaichana, Paula Chainho, Joleen Chan, Almir M. Cunico, Amelia Curd, Punyanuch Dangchana, Dimitriy Dashinov, Phil I. Davison, Mariele P. de Camargo, Jennifer A. Dodd, Allison L. Durland Donahou, Lennart Edsman, F. Guler Ekmekci, Jessica Elphinstone-Davis, Tibor Eros, Charlotte Evangelista, Gemma Fenwick, Arpad Ferincz, Teresa Ferreira, Eric Feunteun, Halit Filiz, Sandra C. Forneck, Helen S. Gajduchenko, Joao Gama Monteiro, Ignacio Gestoso, Daniela Giannetto, Allan S. Gilles, Francesca Gizzi, Branko Glamuzina, Luka Glamuzina, Jesica Goldsmit, Stephan Gollasch, Philippe Goulletquer, Joanna Grabowska, Rogan Harmer, Phillip J. Haubrock, Dekui He, Jeffrey W. Hean, Gabor Herczeg, Kimberly L. Howland, Ali Ilhan, Elena Interesova, Katarina Jakubcinova, Anders Jelmert, Stein Johnsen, Tomasz Kakareko, Kamalaporn Kanongdate, Nurcin Killi, Jeong-Eun Kim, Serife Gulsun Kirankaya, Dominika Knazovicka, Oldrich Kopecky, Vasil Kostov, Nicholas Koutsikos, Sebastian Kozic, Tatia Kuljanishvili, Biju Kumar, Lohith Kumar, Yoshihisa Kurita, Irmak Kurtul, Lorenzo Lazzaro, Laura Lee, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Giovanni Leonardi, Rob S. E. W. Leuven, Shan Li, Tatsiana Lipinskaya, Fei Liu, Lance Lloyd, Massimo Lorenzoni, Sergio Alberto Luna, Timothy J. Lyons, Kit Magellan, Martin Malmstrom, Agnese Marchini, Sean M. Marr, Gerard Masson, Laurence Masson, Cynthia H. McKenzie, Daniyar Memedemin, Roberto Mendoza, Dan Minchin, Laurence Miossec, Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas, Moleseng C. Moshobane, Levan Mumladze, Rahmat Naddafi, Elnaz Najafi-Majd, Aurel Nastase, Ion Navodaru, J. Wesley Neal, Sarah Nienhuis, Matura Nimtim, Emma T. Nolan, Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Henn Ojaveer, Sergej Olenin, Karin Olsson, Norio Onikura, Kathryn O'Shaughnessy, Daniele Paganelli, Paola Parretti, Jiri Patoka, Richard Thomas B. Pavia Jr, Daniele Pellitteri-Rosa, Michele Pelletier-Rousseau, Elfritzson M. Peralta, Costas Perdikaris, Dariusz Pietraszewski, Marina Piria, Sophie Pitois, Laura Pompei, Nicolas Poulet, Cristina Preda, Riikka Puntila-Dodd, Ali T. Qashqaei, Tena Radocaj, Hossein Rahmani, Smrithy Raj, David Reeves, Milica Ristovska, Viktor Rizevsky, D. Ross Robertson, Peter Robertson, Laura Ruykys, AbdulwakilO Sab, Jose M. Santos, Hasan M. Sari, Pedro Segurado, Vitaliy Semenchenko, Wansuk Senanan, Nathalie Simard, Predrag Simonovic, MichalE Skora, Kristina Slovak Svolikova, Evangelia Smeti, Tereza Smidova, Ivan Spelic, Greta Srebaliene, Gianluca Stasolla, Paul Stebbing, Barbora Stevove, Vettath R. Suresh, Bettina Szajbert, Kieu Anh T. Ta, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Jonathan Tempesti, Thomas W. Therriault, Hannah J. Tidbury, Nildeniz Top-Karakus, Elena Tricarico, DeboraF A. Troca, Konstantinos Tsiamis, Quenton M. Tuckett, Pero Tutman, Umut Uyan, Eliza Uzunova, Leonidas Vardakas, Gaute Velle, Hugo Verreycken, Lizaveta Vintsek, Hui Wei, Andras Weiperth, Olaf L. F. Wey, Emily R. Winter, Radoslaw Wlodarczyk, Louisa E. Wood, Ruibin Yang, Sercan Yapici, Shayne S. B. Yeo, Baran Yogurtcuoglu, Anna L. E. Yunnie, Yunjie Zhu, Grzegorz Zieba, Kristina Zitnanova, Stacey Clarke
Summary: A global approach is needed to identify invasive non-native species that pose a high risk to native species and ecosystems. By using a multi-lingual decision-support tool, assessors can classify aquatic organisms into different risk categories under current and predicted climate conditions, aiding in decision-making for management and policy.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Scotte D. Wedderburn, Nick S. Whiterod, Lorenzo Vilizzi
Summary: This study failed to find the endangered Yarra pygmy perch in the Murray-Darling Basin, inferring its extinction in the region. This outcome prompts necessary responses for the species' population recovery and provides a reliable method for confirming the status of freshwater fish for conservation management.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hannah J. Tidbury, Gordon H. Copp, Phil Davison, Karin Olsson, Jennifer A. Graham, Tom W. Hill, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Paul D. Stebbing
Summary: This study assessed the risk of non-native species introductions in the marine protected areas of Grenada, St Vincent, and the Grenadines, identifying high-risk vectors and pathways. Evidence showed elevated risk of NNS introductions via shipping activity at ports and natural dispersal in coastal areas, providing a basis for implementing risk-based biosecurity and monitoring programs in the region.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Zoology
A. S. Tarkan, O. Emiroglu, S. Aksu, S. Baskurt, I Aksu, L. Vilizzi, B. Yogurtcuoglu
Summary: This study combines molecular analysis and risk screening tools to investigate the origin, distribution, and potential impact of the non-native ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua in Turkey. The findings suggest that G. cernua poses a high risk of invasion in the Thrace region of Turkey and may establish viable populations in several freshwater ecosystems.
EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lorenzo Vilizzi, Marina Piria, Dariusz Pietraszewski, Oldrich Kopecky, Ivan Spelic, Tena Radocaj, Nikica Sprem, Kieu Anh T. Ta, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Andras Weiperth, Baran Yogurtcuoglu, Onur Candan, Gabor Herczeg, Nurcin Killi, Darija Lemic, Bettina Szajbert, David Almeida, Zainab Al-Wazzan, Usman Atique, Rigers Bakiu, Ratcha Chaichana, Dimitriy Dashinov, Arpad Ferincz, Guillaume Flieller, Allan S. Gilles, Philippe Goulletquer, Elena Interesova, Sonia Iqbal, Akihiko Koyama, Petra Kristan, Shan Li, Juliane Lukas, Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas, Joao G. Monteiro, Levan Mumladze, Karin H. Olsson, Daniele Paganelli, Costas Perdikaris, Renanel Pickholtz, Cristina Preda, Milica Ristovska, Kristina Slovak Svolikova, Barbora Stevove, Eliza Uzunova, Leonidas Vardakas, Hugo Verreycken, Hui Wei, Grzegorz Zieba
Summary: Electronic decision-support tools, such as the Terrestrial Animal Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (TAS-ISK), are essential for government strategies to tackle non-native species invasions. TAS-ISK is a multilingual tool that screens terrestrial animals under current and future climate conditions, using a question template based on the original Weed Risk Assessment (WRA) and complying with European regulations. It consists of 49 basic questions on species traits and interactions, as well as 6 additional questions on climate change. The adoption of this tool can inform decisions and prevent the entry and dispersal of high-risk non-native terrestrial animal species, supporting rapid-response strategies against biological invasions.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ana Maric, Ivan Spelic, Tena Radocaj, Zoran Vidovic, Tamara Kanjuh, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Marina Piria, Vera Nikolic, Dubravka Skraba Jurlina, Danilo Mrdak, Predrag Simonovic
Summary: This study assessed the invasiveness risk of salmonid species in the Danube and Adriatic basins of four Balkan countries. The results showed that six species carried a high risk of invasiveness under current climate conditions, but this number decreased under predicted climate change. Furthermore, global warming will have an impact on salmonid species and only those with wider temperature tolerance are likely to prevail.
Review
Fisheries
Dani Latorre, Guillem Maso, Carlos Cano-Barbacil, Jose M. Zamora-Marin, David Almeida, Lorenzo Vilizzi, J. Robert Britton, Alejandra Cruz, Carlos Fernandez-Delgado, Anni G. Gonzalez-Rojas, Rafael Miranda, Francesc Rubio-Gracia, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Mar Torralva, Anna Vila-Gispert, Gordon H. Copp, Filipe Ribeiro
Summary: The bleak Alburnus alburnus is a medium-sized leuciscid fish that is naturally distributed across central European and western Asian fresh waters. It has been widely introduced in Europe and northern Africa as a forage species for game fishes. In its native range, it feeds mainly on zooplankton, but non-native populations show high phenotypic plasticity in their biological attributes, adapting to local environmental conditions and invading different ecosystems. This plasticity, coupled with broad physiological tolerance, is likely to facilitate its adaptation and invasion of new habitats in the future.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Lorenzo Vilizzi, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Baran Yogurtcuoglu
Summary: Fish communities serve as vital indicators of riverine ecosystem health, with spatial and temporal variation needing explicit consideration. A standardized analytical framework has been proposed in this study for assessing fish community structure, demonstrating flexibility and modularity. The framework's applicability to Turkish riverine ecosystems and potential for extending to other aspects of ecosystem health assessment are also discussed.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Branko Glamuzina, Pero Tutman, Luka Glamuzina, Zoran Vidovic, Predrag Simonovic, Lorenzo Vilizzi
Summary: Biological invasions are a major driver of global environmental change with severe impacts on estuarine ecosystems. This study conducted risk screening for non-native invasive species in the River Neretva Estuary and found several high-risk species, including the blue crab which has already caused impacts in the assessment area, and the Manila clam which is vulnerable to predicted global warming.
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
A. S. Tarkan, E. Tricarico, L. Vilizzi, G. Bilge, F. G. Ekmekci, H. Filiz, D. Giannetto, A. Ilhan, N. Killi, S. G. Kirankaya, N. Koutsikos, S. Kozic, I Kurtul, L. Lazzaro, A. Marchini, A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi, C. Perdikaris, M. Piria, L. Pompei, H. Sari, E. Smeti, G. Stasolla, N. Top, K. Tsiamis, L. Vardakas, S. Yapici, B. Yogurtcuoglu, G. H. Copp
Summary: In the eastern Mediterranean region, risk assessment of non-native aquatic species is crucial for the conservation of key biodiversity hotspots and optimal resource allocation. The study found that the risk of more than half of the screened species becoming invasive increased under global warming predictions.
EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2021)