Effective Monitoring of Freshwater Fish
Received: 20 October 2018 | Revised: 14 April 2019 | Accepted: 16 April 2019 DOI: 10.1111/faf.12373 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Effective monitoring of freshwater fish Johannes Radinger1 | J. Robert Britton2 | Stephanie M. Carlson3 | Anne E. Magurran4 | Juan Diego Alcaraz‐Hernández1 | Ana Almodóvar5 | Lluís Benejam6 | Carlos Fernández‐Delgado7 | Graciela G. Nicola8 | Francisco J. Oliva‐Paterna9 | Mar Torralva9 | Emili García‐Berthou1 1GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain Abstract 2Faculty of Science and Freshwater ecosystems constitute only a small fraction of the planet's water re‐ Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, sources, yet support much of its diversity, with freshwater fish accounting for more Dorset, UK 3Department of Environmental Science, species than birds, mammals, amphibians or reptiles. Fresh waters are, however, par‐ Policy, and Management, University of ticularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts, including habitat loss, climate and land California, Berkeley, California use change, pollution and biological invasions. This environmental degradation, com‐ 4Centre for Biological Diversity, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St bined with unprecedented rates of biodiversity change, highlights the importance Andrews, UK of robust and replicable programmes to monitor freshwater fish. Such monitoring 5Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and programmes can have diverse aims, including confirming the presence of a single Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain species (e.g., early detection of alien species), tracking changes in the abundance of 6 Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic – threatened species, or documenting long‐term temporal changes in entire communi‐ Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain ties. Irrespective of their motivation, monitoring programmes are only fit for purpose 7Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, if they have clearly articulated aims and collect data that can meet those aims.
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