Author:
ABESINGHE AKILA,SUDASINGHE HIRANYA,AMARASINGHE ANJALIE,FAREED FAZLA,SENAVIRATHNA THARANI,MEEGASKUMBURA MADHAVA
Abstract
Invasive alien species (IAS) are a major threat to biodiversity and have contributed to population declines in native species worldwide (Vilà et al. 2011; Gurevitch & Padilla 2004). IUCN’s Invasive Species Specialist Group lists some 80 invasive or potentially invasive species in Sri Lanka, which is part of a global biodiversity hotspot (Myers et al. 2000; Marambe et al. 2011). The major release of aquatic IAS on the island are routed through the ornamental-fish industry (Marambe et al. 2011; Sudasinghe 2016), though a minority represents deliberate, if unplanned, introductions by governmental and non-governmental agencies (Marambe et al. 2011).
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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