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Occurrence, threats and protection of the endangered lake minnow, Eupallasella percnurus (Pall.), in Pomorskie Voivodeship in Poland Cover

Occurrence, threats and protection of the endangered lake minnow, Eupallasella percnurus (Pall.), in Pomorskie Voivodeship in Poland

Open Access
|Dec 2011

Abstract

This paper is a summary of the historic and current knowledge of the occurrence of lake minnow, Eupallasella percnurus (Pall.) in Pomorskie Voivodeship in Poland. It considers factors threatening the existence of this species, and determines possibilities for the conservation and protection of sites which it inhabits. Currently, E. percnurus is known to inhabit 102 sites in the voivodeship, which constitutes 59.3% of all known sites in Poland (172). The main threats to E. percnurus sites and/or populations in Pomorskie Voivodeship include the draining and drying up of water bodies and their transformation for recreational use. Currently, only 10 of the sites are classified as threatened to a low level, while 44 sites are endangered to a high level. Almost half of all the sites (45) are subject to protection within the framework of the European Ecological Natura 2000 Network, and these probably have the greatest chance of survival.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10086-011-0023-6 | Journal eISSN: 2545-059X | Journal ISSN: 2545-0255
Language: English
Page range: 183 - 193
Published on: Dec 19, 2011
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Grzegorz Radtke, Jacek Wolnicki, Rafał Kamiński, published by Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 19 (2011): Issue 3 (September 2011)