Neotropical freshwater fishes imperilled by unsustainable policies

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dc.contributor.authorPelicice, Fernando M.
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo-Santos, Valter M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorVitule, Jean R. S.
dc.contributor.authorOrsi, Mario L.
dc.contributor.authorLima, Dilermando P.
dc.contributor.authorMagalhaes, Andre L. B.
dc.contributor.authorPompeu, Paulo S.
dc.contributor.authorPetrere, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorAgostinho, Angelo A.
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Tocantins
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Parana
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Sao Joao Del Rei
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Santa Cecilia
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T17:42:02Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T17:42:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-01
dc.description.abstractNeotropical freshwater fishes are the most diverse on the planet (>5,500 species), although nations in Latin America have been negligent regarding their conservation. National policies have historically encouraged unsustainable practices, and recent decades have witnessed a sharp increase in harmful activities. Our aim with this review was to expose this situation and illustrate how national policies constitute the main threat to freshwater fish biodiversity. We explain that the most devastating, pervasive and systemic threats are rooted in official policies, particularly unsustainable activities (e.g. hydropower, water diversion, mining, aquaculture, agriculture and fishing), poor management/conservation (e.g. fish stocking and passages) and harmful legislation (e.g. poor licensing, non-native species). We provide a broad portrait of the Neotropical scenario, where unsustainable policies have caused considerable damage to freshwater ecosystems, and focus on major examples from Brazil, where development projects have caused large-scale losses to fish biodiversity. Such modus operandi of human development is incompatible with the persistence of biodiversity, and no simple solution is available to correct or minimize its effects. The current situation demands a profound behavioural shift towards better practices and policies, or these multiple high-impact activities will continue eroding freshwater fish biodiversity and impairing essential ecosystem services.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Tocantins, Nucleo Estudos Ambientais, Porto Nacl, Tocantins, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, Lab Ictiol, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Parana, Dept Engn Ambiental, Lab Ecol & Conservavao, Setor Tecnol, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Londrina, LEPIB, Londrina, Parana, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Mato Grosso, Lab Ecol & Conservacao Ecossistemas Aquat, Pontal Do Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Joao Del Rei, Programa Posgrad Tecnol Desenvolvimento Sustentav, Ouro Branco, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Lavras, Dept Biol, Lavras, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Carlos, Programa Posgrad Planejamento & Uso Recursos Reno, Campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Santa Cecilia, Programa Posgrad Sustentabilidade Ecossistemas Co, Santos, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Maringa, Programa Posgrad Ecol Ambientes Aquat Continentai, Maringa, Parana, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, Lab Ictiol, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.format.extent1119-1133
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/faf.12228
dc.identifier.citationFish And Fisheries. Hoboken: Wiley, v. 18, n. 6, p. 1119-1133, 2017.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/faf.12228
dc.identifier.issn1467-2960
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/163438
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000413962500008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartofFish And Fisheries
dc.relation.ispartofsjr3,615
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectbiodiversity loss
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjecteconomy
dc.subjectecosystem function
dc.subjectlegislation
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.titleNeotropical freshwater fishes imperilled by unsustainable policiesen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-406071.html
dcterms.rightsHolderWiley-Blackwell

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