Table of contents /
Foreword / Acknowledgements / Executive
summary / Background / The European
context / European freshwater fishes:
diversity and endemism / Threat status of
species / Objectives of the assessment /
Assessment methodology / Global versus
regional assessment / Geographic scope /
Taxonomic scope / Preliminary assessments
and evaluation / Results and discussion /
Threat status of freshwater fishes /
Status by taxonomic groups / Spatial
distribution of species / Species richness
/ Distribution of threatened species /
Endemic species richness / Data Deficient
species / Major threats to freshwater
fishes in Europe / Water abstraction /
Alien species / Hydropower and water
control dams / Pollution
Population trends / Conservation measures
/ Protection of habitats and species in
Europe / Protection of habitats and
species in the EU / Conservation
management of freshwater fishes in the EU
/ Extinction risk versus conservation
status / Red List versus priority for
conservation action / Conclusion and
recommendations / Overview and
recommendations for conservation measures
/ Application of project outputs / Future
work / References / Appendix / Extinct and
threatened freshwater fishes at the
European and EU 27 level / Appendix / Bern
Convention and Habitats Directive fish
species / Appendix / Red List status of
European freshwater fishes / Appendix /
Methodology for spatial analyses /
Appendix / Example species summary and
distribution map
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