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A Study of Fish Community at the Obedska Bara Ramsar Site and Pathways to Sustainable Management
Summary
Researchers monitored the fish community at the Obedska Bara Ramsar site in Serbia across four periods from 2011 to 2023, finding that biodiversity index, relative biomass, and non-native species all showed a negative trend until restoration measures were implemented, after which all parameters improved.
The study was conducted on the Obedska Bara Ramsar site at two localities, Krstonošića okno and canal Vok, to provide insight into fish community status by analysing fish biomass, biodiversity, and changes after restoration measures. A total of 685 fish samples were examined across four periods, from 2011 to 2023. Biodiversity index, relative biomass, and non-native species were analysed to evaluate the restoration measures’ influence. All parameters showed a negative trend until the restoration works were implemented, after which they increased. This study also provides recommendations to improve the site considering the Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030.
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