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logo 9/22/2024 12:15:43 PM     
Interlinking of rivers could flood India’s freshwater with invasive fish 
By Max Martin IN Source: mongabay 12/27/2023
Max Martin
Credit: Sofiur R. Khan/India Biodiversity Portal
About a third of the total area in India provides suitable habitat for invasive alien fish, aiding their countrywide spread, including in biodiversity hotspots.
 

Using species occurrence records with select environmental variables and species distribution models, a new study by ATREE reports that 12 species of invasive fish can become widespread.
Scientists are urging for careful assessments and policy changes amidst global concern about invasive species and their effects on freshwater ecosystems and the livelihoods dependent on them.

 
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