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Freshwater ichthyofauna of Solovetsky Islands (white sea): Natural colonization and recent introductions

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The Solovetsky Islands are located in the central part of the White Sea (Arctic Ocean). The species composition and distribution patterns of freshwater ichthyofauna were studied in various watersheds of the two biggest islands of the Solovetsky Archipelago, Bolshoi Solovetsky and Anser, affected differently by economic activities. The research was performed in 1989–2012; in total, 40 lakes were studied. Two main groups of species were defined in regard to the original and historical data, aboriginal and introduced. Aboriginal species include rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax), perch (Perca fluviatilis), pike (Esox lucius), roach (Rutilus rutilus), burbot (Lota lota), crucian carp (Carassius carassius), sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus, Pungitius pungitius), and ruff (Gymnocephalus cernuus). Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), brown trout (Salmo trutta), vendace (Coregonus albula), tench (Tinca tinca), and goldfish (Carassius auratus) are the introduced species. The origin of whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) and ide (Leuciscus idus) remains unknown. The current distribution of all studied species is patchy and varies significantly between the lakes, and the origin of particular species should be found individually for each lake.

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  1. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Nakhimovskii 36, Moscow, 117997, Russia

    Ja. A. Alekseeva

  2. Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    A. P. Andreeva, M. A. Gruzdeva & K. V. Kuzishchin

  3. Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, Northern Branch, ul. Uritsky 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002, Russia

    G. A. Dvoryankin & A. P. Novoselov

  4. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Leninskii 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia

    A. A. Makhrov

  5. St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7-9, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia

    I. Yu. Popov

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Original Russian Text © Ja.A. Alekseeva, A.P. Andreeva, M.A. Gruzdeva, G.A. Dvoryankin, K.V. Kuzishchin, A.A. Makhrov, A.P. Novoselov, I.Yu. Popov, 2014, published in Rossiiskii Zhurnal Biologicheskikh Invasii, 2014, No. 2, pp. 2–14.

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Alekseeva, J.A., Andreeva, A.P., Gruzdeva, M.A. et al. Freshwater ichthyofauna of Solovetsky Islands (white sea): Natural colonization and recent introductions. Russ J Biol Invasions 5, 125–133 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111714030023

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