(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 29 - It is "a precious and fragile ecosystem of Italian inland waters; very rich in biodiversity, with 53 indigenous species, of which at least 23 endemic or sub-endemic, that is typical of the territory, our country represents an area of particular value for fish labiodiversity ". However, this is a heritage at risk of disappearing quickly - explains Legambiente - endangered by illegal fishing, pollution, climate change, alterations of the habitat and introduction of alien species into the habitat.
Fish biodiversity - it is observed - is "constantly threatened. In fact, the quality of inland waters has only been positively assessed in 40% of cases in Europe and Italy". Among the most threatened species, the trotamediterranea (salmo cettii), extinct in many Italian rivers and replaced by the alloctona Atlantic trout (salmo trutta) or its hybrids. This is dealt with by the new European project Lifestreams, the European project for the conservation of the Mediterranean area. (ANSA).
Rivers and inland waters, biodiversity heritage of Italy
2020-05-29T21:17:01.262Z
(HANDLE)(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 29 - It is "a precious and fragile ecosystem of Italian inland waters; very rich in biodiversity, with 53 indigenous species, of which at least 23 endemic or sub-endemic, that is typical of the territory, our country represents an area of particular value for fish labiodiversity ". However, this is a heritage at risk of disappearing quickly - explains Legambiente - endangered by...