The begginings of Pistia stratiotes (Linnaeus, 1753) invasion in the lower Danube delta: The first record for the Province of Vojvodina (Serbia)
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Živković, MilicaAnđelković, Ana
Cvijanović, Dušanka
Novković, Maja

Vukov, Dragana
Šipoš, Šandor
Ilić, Miloš
Pankov, Nemanja
Miljanović, Branko
Marisavljević, Dragana
Pavlovic, D.
Radulović, Snežana
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Pistia stratiotes L. (water lettuce) is known as one of the most troublesome aquatic macrophytes, strongly affecting the environment and human activities in slowmoving and stagnant inland water systems. It was introduced into Europe in the 20th century and has since spread to 15 European countries. This paper presents data on the first record of this invasive aquatic plant in natural inland waters of Vojvodina (northern lowland part of Serbia) and discusses the possible pathways of its introduction. Field research was conducted in October and November 2017 on the Begej River in Vojvodina Province (Serbia), where populations of P. stratiotes were documented for the first time near Srpski Itebej, in close proximity (1.2 km downstream) of the Romanian border. The plant samples were collected, photographed in situ and deposited in the BUNS Herbarium. The relevant environmental data were also recorded in situ and water samples were collected for chemical analysis. This new record presents t...he first documented case of this invasive alien in rivers in Serbia, and expands upon the previous findings of this species in natural thermal waters of south-eastern and eastern Serbia. Taking into account the distance from the Romanian border and the fact that it has already been present in this country for several years, this introduction could be attributed to the spontaneous spreading of P. stratiotes from this neighbouring country. Nevertheless, despite this possibility, discarded aquarium plants cannot be entirely discounted as a potential source of this new introduction. Although it is hard to predict the exact consequences of this new introduction at such an early stage, bearing in mind the detrimental impacts P. stratiotes can have on the environment and excellent lateral connectivity of the Begej River with the canal and river network of Serbia, this finding highlights the need to take urgent action to control and instate regular monitoring measures, especially on the rivers and canals located close to the state borders.
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water lettuce / invasive / alien / aquatic plant / Begej RiverSource:
BioInvasions Records, 2019, 8, 2, 218-229Publisher:
- InvasivesNet
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- Akutni i hronični stres: mehanizmi regulacije homeostaze u akutnoj radijacionoj bolesti i dijabetesu (RS-143002)
- Development of integrated approach in plant protection for control harmful organisms (RS-31018)
- Studies on plant pathogens, arthropods, weeds, and pesticides with a view to developing the methods of biorational plant protection and safe food production (RS-31043)
DOI: 10.3391/bir.2019.8.2.03
ISSN: 2242-1300
WoS: 000467774800003
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85067228347
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IZBISTY - JOUR AU - Živković, Milica AU - Anđelković, Ana AU - Cvijanović, Dušanka AU - Novković, Maja AU - Vukov, Dragana AU - Šipoš, Šandor AU - Ilić, Miloš AU - Pankov, Nemanja AU - Miljanović, Branko AU - Marisavljević, Dragana AU - Pavlovic, D. AU - Radulović, Snežana PY - 2019 UR - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/863 AB - Pistia stratiotes L. (water lettuce) is known as one of the most troublesome aquatic macrophytes, strongly affecting the environment and human activities in slowmoving and stagnant inland water systems. It was introduced into Europe in the 20th century and has since spread to 15 European countries. This paper presents data on the first record of this invasive aquatic plant in natural inland waters of Vojvodina (northern lowland part of Serbia) and discusses the possible pathways of its introduction. Field research was conducted in October and November 2017 on the Begej River in Vojvodina Province (Serbia), where populations of P. stratiotes were documented for the first time near Srpski Itebej, in close proximity (1.2 km downstream) of the Romanian border. The plant samples were collected, photographed in situ and deposited in the BUNS Herbarium. The relevant environmental data were also recorded in situ and water samples were collected for chemical analysis. This new record presents the first documented case of this invasive alien in rivers in Serbia, and expands upon the previous findings of this species in natural thermal waters of south-eastern and eastern Serbia. Taking into account the distance from the Romanian border and the fact that it has already been present in this country for several years, this introduction could be attributed to the spontaneous spreading of P. stratiotes from this neighbouring country. Nevertheless, despite this possibility, discarded aquarium plants cannot be entirely discounted as a potential source of this new introduction. Although it is hard to predict the exact consequences of this new introduction at such an early stage, bearing in mind the detrimental impacts P. stratiotes can have on the environment and excellent lateral connectivity of the Begej River with the canal and river network of Serbia, this finding highlights the need to take urgent action to control and instate regular monitoring measures, especially on the rivers and canals located close to the state borders. PB - InvasivesNet T2 - BioInvasions Records T1 - The begginings of Pistia stratiotes (Linnaeus, 1753) invasion in the lower Danube delta: The first record for the Province of Vojvodina (Serbia) EP - 229 IS - 2 SP - 218 VL - 8 DO - 10.3391/bir.2019.8.2.03 ER -
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Živković, M., Anđelković, A., Cvijanović, D., Novković, M., Vukov, D., Šipoš, Š., Ilić, M., Pankov, N., Miljanović, B., Marisavljević, D., Pavlovic, D.,& Radulović, S.. (2019). The begginings of Pistia stratiotes (Linnaeus, 1753) invasion in the lower Danube delta: The first record for the Province of Vojvodina (Serbia). in BioInvasions Records InvasivesNet., 8(2), 218-229. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2019.8.2.03
Živković M, Anđelković A, Cvijanović D, Novković M, Vukov D, Šipoš Š, Ilić M, Pankov N, Miljanović B, Marisavljević D, Pavlovic D, Radulović S. The begginings of Pistia stratiotes (Linnaeus, 1753) invasion in the lower Danube delta: The first record for the Province of Vojvodina (Serbia). in BioInvasions Records. 2019;8(2):218-229. doi:10.3391/bir.2019.8.2.03 .
Živković, Milica, Anđelković, Ana, Cvijanović, Dušanka, Novković, Maja, Vukov, Dragana, Šipoš, Šandor, Ilić, Miloš, Pankov, Nemanja, Miljanović, Branko, Marisavljević, Dragana, Pavlovic, D., Radulović, Snežana, "The begginings of Pistia stratiotes (Linnaeus, 1753) invasion in the lower Danube delta: The first record for the Province of Vojvodina (Serbia)" in BioInvasions Records, 8, no. 2 (2019):218-229, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2019.8.2.03 . .