Abstract
The Main and the Main–Danube Canal create a link between the North Sea and the Black Sea, which facilitates transfers and transportation of goods over long distances. At the same time, they act as a gateway for species, which become undeliberately introduced beyond former ranges, especially from the Ponto-Caspian region. Once species have arrived in their new habitat in Germany, they might invade native freshwater communities. In addition, these non-indigenous species can act as carriers of parasites and pathogens and lead to changes in local food webs. Here, few major examples of recent invasions of species in the Main river system are presented.
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Alt, K.G., Emde, S., Kochmann, J., Doerge, D.D., Klimpel, S. (2019). The Main River and Main–Danube Canal: A Hub for Ponto-Caspian Parasite Invasion. In: Mehlhorn, H., Klimpel, S. (eds) Parasite and Disease Spread by Major Rivers on Earth. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29061-0_17
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