Public perception is a key factor influencing current conservation policy. Therefore, it is important to determine the influence of the public, end-users and scientists on the prioritisation of conservation issues and the direct implications for policy makers. Here, we assessed public attitudes and the perception of conservation managers to five non-native species in the UK, with these suppleme...

Abstract Greater Prespa Lake, located on the Balkan Peninsula, is an ancient freshwater lake inhabited by numerous endemic and endangered species represents important part of Europe’s natural heritage. Between 2013 2015, standardized gillnet fishing was conducted for first time ever with aim obtaining large-scale information status fish community in terms relative abundance, biomass, spatial di...

The stability of the ecosystem directly affects water quality and safety, fishery production, people’s life along route. In this study, extensive biological information on five dominant species prey fish, including Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855), Acheilognathus macropterus (Bleeker), Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas,1776), Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846), Squalidus ar...