Outputs

Scientific peer-review publications from this work:

Copp,  G.H., Wesley, K.J, Kováč, V., Ives, M. & Carter, M.G. 2003. Introduction and establishment of the pikeperch Stizostedion lucioperca (L.) in Stanborough Lake (Hertfordshire) and its dispersal in the Thames catchment. The London Naturalist 82, 139-153. (PDF, 149 KB)

Copp, G.H. 2004. Behaviour of young and small fishes in the River Lee over a 24-h cycle in mid summer, The London Naturalist 83, 87-95 (PDF, 96 KB) 

Klaar, M., Copp, G.H. & Horsfield, R. 2004. Autumnal habitat use of non-native pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus and associations with native fish species in small English streams. Folia Zoologica 53, 189-202. (http://www.ivb.cz/folia/pdf_obsah.htm) 

Copp, G.H., Fox, M.G., Przybylski, M., Godinho, F. & Vila-Gispert, A. 2004. Life-time growth patterns of pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus introduced to Europe relative to native North American populations. Folia Zoologica 53, 237-254. (http://www.ivb.cz/folia/pdf_obsah.htm)

Copp, G.H., Garthwaite, R. & Gozlan, R.E. 2005a. Risk identification and assessment of non-native freshwater fishes: concepts and perspectives on protocols for the UK. Cefas Science Technical Report No. 129, Cefas, Lowestoft. 32 pp. (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Copp, G.H., Bianco, P.G., Bogutskaya, N., Erős, T., Falka, I., Ferreira, M.T., Fox, M.G., Freyhof, J., Gozlan, R.E., Grabowska, J., Kováč, V., Moreno-Amich, R., Naseka, A.M., Peňáz, M., Povž, M., Przybylski, M., Robillard, M., Russell, I.C., Stakėnas, S., Šumer, S., Vila-Gispert, A. & Wiesner, C. 2005b. To be, or not to be, a non-native freshwater fish?  Journal of Applied Ichthyology 21, 242-262.  

Copp,  G.H., Wesley, K.J. & Vilizzi, L. 2005c. Pathways of ornamental and aquarium fish introductions into urban ponds of Epping Forest (London, England): the human vector. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 21, 263-274.

Villeneuve, F., Copp, G.H., Fox, M.G. & Stakėnas, S. 2005. Interpopulaton variation in the growth and life history traits of the introduced sunfish, pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus, in Southern England. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 21, 275-281. 

Copp, G.H., Garthwaite, R. & Gozlan, R.E. 2005d. Risk identification and assessment of non-native freshwater fishes: a summary of concepts and perspectives on protocols for the UK. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 21, 371-373. 

Copp, G.H., Stakėnas, S. & Davison, P. 2006. The incidence of non-native fishes in water courses: example of the United Kingdom. Aquatic Invasions 1, 72-75. (http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2006/AI_2006_1_2_Copp.pdf)

Allen, Y., Kirby, S., Copp, G.H. & Brazier, M. 2006. Toxicity of rotenone to topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva for the species' eradication from a tarn in Cumbria. Fisheries Management & Ecology 13, 337-340.

Beyer, K., Miranda, R., Copp, G.H. & Gozlan, R.E. 2006. Biometric relationships between body and bone size of two invasive non-native fish species in the UK: topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva and sunbleak Leucaspius delineatus. Folia Zoologica 55, 287-292. (http://www.ivb.cz/folia/pdf_obsah.htm)

Copp, G.H., Carter, M.G., England, J. & Britton, J.R. 2006. Re-occurrence of the white sucker Catostomus commersoni in the River Gade (Hertfordshire). The London Naturalist 85, 115-119. (PDF, 68 KB)   

Copp, G.H. & Wade, P.M. 2006. Water transfers and the composition of fishes in Abberton Reservoir (Essex), with particular reference to the appearance of spined loach Cobitis taenia. Essex Naturalist 23, 137-142. (PDF, 783 KB)

Piscart, C., Manach, A., Marmonier, P. & Copp, G.H. 2007. Distribution and microhabitat of native and non-native gammarids (Amphipoda, Crustacea) in Brittany, with particular reference to the endangered endemic species Gammarus duebeni celticus. Journal of Biogeography 34, 524-533.

Copp, G.H. & Fox, M.G. 2007. Growth and life history traits of introduced pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in Europe, and the relevance to invasiveness potential. pp. 289-306 In: Freshwater Bioinvaders: Profiles, Distribution, and Threats. (F. Gherardi ed.) Springer, Berlin. 

Copp, G.H., Wesley, K.J., Verreycken, H. & Russell, I.C. 2007. When an 'invasive' fish species fails to invade! Example of the topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva. Aquatic Invasions 2, 107-112.  (http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2007/AI_2007_2_2_Copp_etal.pdf)

Copp, G.H., Moffatt, L. & Wesley, K.J. 2007. Is European catfish Silurus glanis really becoming more abundant in the River Thames? Aquatic Invasions 2, 113-116. (http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2007/AI_2007_2_2_Copp_etal_2.pdf)

Fox, M.G., Vila-Gispert, A. & Copp, G.H. 2007. Life history traits of introduced Iberian pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) relative to native populations: Can differences explain colonization success? Journal of Fish Biology 71 (Supplement D), 56-69.

Copp, G.H., Templeton, M. & Gozlan, R.E. 2007. Propagule pressure and the invasion risks of non-native freshwater fishes in Europe: a case study of England. Journal of Fish Biology  71 (Supplement D), 148-159.

Beyer, K., Copp, G.H. & Gozlan, R.E. 2007. Microhabitat use and interspecific associations of introduced topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva and native fishes in a small stream. Journal of Fish Biology 71 (Supplement D), 224-238.

Baker, R.H.A., Black, R., Copp, G.H., Haysom, K.A., Hulme, P.E., Thomas, M.B., Brown, A., Brown, M., Cannon, R.J.C., Ellis, J., Ellis, M., Ferris, R., Glaves, P., Gozlan, R.E., Holt, J., Howe, L., Knight, J.D., MacLeod, A., Moore, N.P., Mumford, J.D., Murphy, S.T., Parrott, D., Sansford, C.E., Smith, G.C., St-Hilaire, S. & Ward, N.L. 2008. The UK risk assessment scheme for all non-native species. pp. 46–57 In: W. Rabitsch, F. Essl & F. Klingenstein (eds). Biological Invasions – from Ecology to Conservation. Neobiota Vol. 7.

Copp, G.H., Černý, J. & Kováč, V. 2008. Growth and morphology of an endangered native freshwater fish, crucian carp Carassius carassius, in an English ornamental pond. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 18, 32–43.

Copp, G.H., Warrington, S. & Wesley, K.J. 2008. Management of an ornamental pond as a conservation site for a threatened native fish species, crucian carp Carassius carassius. Hydrobiologia 597, 149–155.

Copp, G.H. 2008. Putting multi-dimensionality back into niche breadth: diel vs. day-only niche separation in stream fishes. Fundamental & Applied Limnology 170, 273–280.

Copp, G.H., Zweimüller, I., Kováč, V., Dias, A., Nascimento, M. & Ľavrinčíková, M. 2008. Preliminary study of dietary interactions between invading Ponto-Caspian gobies and some native fish species in the River Danube near Bratislava (Slovakia). Aquatic Invasions 3, 193–200.

Copp, G.H., Vilizzi, L., Mumford, J., Fenwick, G.V., Godard, M.J. & Gozlan, R.E. 2008. Calibration of FISK, an invasive-ness screening tool for non-native freshwater fishes. Risk Analysis (online: DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01159.x)

Beyer, K. 2008. Ecological implications of introducing Leucaspius delineatus (Heckel, 1843) and Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck and Schlegel, 1842) into inland waters in England. PhD thesis. Hull, United Kingdom: University of Hull, 420 pp. (PDF, 8 MB)

Miranda, R., Copp, G.H., Williams, J., Beyer, K. & Gozlan, R.E. 2008. Do Eurasian otters Lutra lutra (L.) in the Somerset Levels prey preferentially on non-native species? Fundamental & Applied Limnology 172, 339–347.

Panov, V.E., Alexandrov, B., Arbačiauskas, K., Binimelis, R., Copp, G.H., Grabowski, M., Lucy, F., Leuven, R.S.E.W., Nehring, S., Paunović, M., Semenchenko, V. & Son, M.O. 2009. Assessing the risks of aquatic species invasions via European inland waterways: from concepts to environmental indicators. Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management 5, 110–126.

Záhorská, E., Kováč, V., Falka, I., Beyer, K., Katina, S., Copp, G.H. & Gozlan, R.E. 2009. Morphological variability of the Asiatic cyprinid, topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva, in its introduced European range. Journal of Fish Biology 74, 167–185. 

Copp, G.H., Vilizzi, L., Mumford, J., Fenwick, G.V., Godard, M.J. & Gozlan, R.E. 2009. Calibration of FISK, an invasive-ness screening tool for non-native freshwater fishes. Risk Analysis 29, 457–467.

Kováč, V., Copp, G.H. & Sousa, R.P. 2009. Life-history traits of invasive bighead goby Neogobius kessleri from the middle Danube with a prediction of who will win the goby competition. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 25, 33–37.  

Stakėnas, S., Copp, G.H. & Scott, D.M. 2008. Tagging effects on three non-native fish species in England (Lepomis gibbosus, Pseudorasbora parva, Sander lucioperca) and of native Salmo trutta. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 18, 167–176. (PDF). 

Tricarico, E., Vilizzi, L., Gherardi, F. & Copp, G.H. 2009. Calibration of FI-ISK, an invasiveness screening tool for non-native freshwater invertebrates. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01255.x) 

Copp, G.H., Britton, J.R., Cucherousset, J., García-Berthou, E., Kirk, R., Peeler, E.J. & Stakėnas, S. 2009. Voracious invader or benign feline? A review of the environmental biology of European catfish Silurus glanis in its native and introduced range. Fish & Fisheries

Cucherousset, J., Copp, G.H., Fox, M.G., Sterud, E., van Kleef, H.H., Verreycken, H. & Záhorská, E. 2009. Life-history traits and potential invasiveness of introduced pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus populations in northwestern Europe. Biological Invasions

Tarkan, A.S., Copp, G.H., Zięba, G., Godard, M.J. & Cucherousset, J. 2009. Growth and reproduction of threatened native crucian carp Carassius carassius in small ponds of Epping Forest, southeast England. Aquatic Conservation 

Copp, G.H., Stakėnas, S. & Cucherousset, J. 2009. Aliens vs. the natives: interactions between introduced Lepomis gibbosus and indigenous Salmo trutta in small streams of southern England. In: K.B. Gido & D. Jackson (eds.) Community Ecology of Stream Fishes: Concepts, Approaches and Techniques. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.