Resources

The following links point to projects and resources containing useful information on fish introductions and their management in mountains, as well as to press releases about the project. Scientific publications pertaining to individual species and lakes are available on our publication page as well as under each fish species and lake page.

Projects

  • BIOAQUAE project: Biodiversity improvement of aquatic alpine ecosystems (Gran Paradiso National Park)
  • LIMNOPIRINEUS project: Restoration of lentic habitats and aquatic species of community interest in the high mountains of the Pyrenees
  • LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project: Restoration of aquatic ecosystems in protected areas in the Alps and Pyrenees

Laymen publications (specific)

  • BIOAQUAE project layman report
  • BIOAQUAE poster: Eradication of introduced brook trout and recovery of alpine lakes in the Gran Paradiso National Park (Italy)
  • LIMNOPIRINEUS project layman report: Conservation of aquatic habitats and species in the high mountains of the Pyrenees
  • LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project brochure: invasive fish, altered lakes
  • Smart Water Magazine: "Why the Pyrenees’ mountain lakes are turning green"
  • Bylionario: "Minnows blamed for algae-filled French, Spanish lakes"
  • La Dépêche: " VRAI OU FAUX. La truite arc-en-ciel est-elle dangereuse pour les lacs d’Ariège comme l’affirme le reportage d’Hugo Clément ?" (in French)
  • The Conversation: "La gran invasión de las lochas que nadie se esperaba" (in Spanish)
  • Croncial: "El fascinante cambio de color de los lagos de los Pirineos catalanes: la ciencia lo explica" (in Spanish)
  • Eltiempo: "Los lagos de los Pirineos están cambiando de color azul a verde" (in Spanish)
  • El Periodico: "Un lago del Pirineo recupera su transaprencia gracias a un programa de mejora ambiental" (in Spanish)

Laymen publications & project press releases (general)

  • The Conversation: "Mountains, a fragile source of life"
  • AXA: "French Pyrenees: An “Impressive” Toxic Cocktail Detected in Mountain Lakes"
  • l'édition du soir: "Les lacs de montagne des Pyrénées deviennent des « sentinelles » du réchauffement climatique" (in French)
  • Le Temps: "Les lacs de montagne des Pyrénées, «sentinelles» du réchauffement climatique" (in French)
  • Mountains - sentinels of change
  • Les montagnes - sentinelles du changement (in French)
  • scilog: "Small fish, big impact"
  • Austrian Press Agency: "Fatale Folgen invasiver Fische in Hochgebirgsseen" (Austria, in German)
  • science @ORF.at: "Folgen invasiver Fische in Hochgebirgsseen" (Austria, in German)
  • HitradioÖ3: "Fatale Folgen invasiver Fische in Hochgebirgsseen" (Austria, in German)
  • News.at: "Fatale Folgen invasiver Fische in Hochgebirgsseen" (Austria, in German)
  • Kurier.at: "Wie invasive Fischarten im Hochgebirgsseen gefährden" (Austria, in German)
  • Pugnalom: "Menschliche Fischbesatzung verändert Hochgebirgsseen dramatisch" (Austria, in German)
  • H2O: "Lacs de montagne: petits poissons, grands impacts" (in French)
  • RegionalUpdate: "Fische verändern Hochgebirgsseen – große Folgen" (Germany, in German)

Videos (specific)

Videos (general)