A network meta‐analysis of threats to South American fish biodiversity

• Published in: Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 620 - 639
• Main Authors: Bezerra, Luis Artur Valões, Freitas, Matheus Oliveira, Daga, Vanessa Salete, Occhi, Thiago Vinicius Trento, Faria, Larissa, Costa, Ana Paula Lula, Padial, Andre Andrian, Prodocimo, Viviane, Vitule, Jean Ricardo Simões
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Agribusiness; Agriculture; Anthropocene; anthropogenic disturbance; Anthropogenic factors; Aquaculture; Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; Biological effects; Biological invasions; Climate change; Conservation; Conservation status; dams (hydrology); diagnostic techniques; ecological invasion; Economic development; Economic growth; Economics; Ecosystems; Environmental policy; Fish; fish conservation; Fisheries; Genetic modification; global change; Homogenization; Hybrids; Ichthyofauna; invasion science; Meta-analysis; negative effects; pollution; Revisions; social welfare; South America; Species richness; synergism; Synergistic effect; Threat evaluation; South America

While environmental alterations have made Homo sapiens the hyperkeystone species of the globe, biotic homogenization initiated a new era, the “Homogenocene.” Still, some terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in South America are considered pristine and wild, which can lead to a general faith that econo...