A brief overview of the long-term changes of fish fauna in the Slovak-Hungarian section of the Danube River

Description of the fish fauna was completed by way of literary review, field experience, and some rare species have been found in the catches of commercial fishermen. Suitable publications and reports are available from the 18th century. The upper part of the Slovak-Hungarian section of the Danube i...

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Main Authors: Guti, G., Pekarik, L.
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Eötvös Loránd University 2016-11-01
Series:Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis
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Online Access:http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Tomus47_2/Op_Guti_Pekarik.pdf
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Summary:Description of the fish fauna was completed by way of literary review, field experience, and some rare species have been found in the catches of commercial fishermen. Suitable publications and reports are available from the 18th century. The upper part of the Slovak-Hungarian section of the Danube is aggrading and anabranching, while its lower part is a wandering sinuous channel. The native fish fauna includes 54 species, while the alien fish fauna contains 23 species, 11 of which are exotic in Europe. Two species, Huso huso and Acipenser stellatus are practically extinct from the Middle Danube region. This river stretch is heavily modified, and the historical changes of the fish fauna were evaluated in conjunction with human impacts.
ISSN:0237-5419
2063-1588