European Red List of Freshwater Fishes

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Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2011. — 61 p.Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorised ithout prior written permissionfrom the copyright holder provided the source is fully cknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercialpurposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder Table of contents Foreword Acknowledgements Executive summary Background The European context European freshwater fishes: diversity and endemism Threat status of species Objectives of the assessment Assessment methodology Global versus regional assessment Geographic scope Taxonomic scope Preliminary assessments and evaluation Results and discussion Threat status of freshwater fishes Status by taxonomic groups Spatial distribution of species Species richness Distribution of threatened species Endemic species richness Data Deficient species Major threats to freshwater fishes in Europe Water abstraction Alien species Hydropower and water control dams Pollution Population trends Conservation measures Protection of habitats and species in Europe Protection of habitats and species in the EU Conservation management of freshwater fishes in the EU Extinction risk versus conservation status Red List versus priority for conservation action Conclusion and recommendations Overview and recommendations for conservation measures Application of project outputs Future work References Appendix Extinct and threatened freshwater fishes at the European and EU 27 level Appendix Bern Convention and Habitats Directive fish species Appendix Red List status of European freshwater fishes Appendix Methodology for spatial analyses Appendix Example species summary and distribution map