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    The river Rhine is a global highway for dispersal of aquatic invasive species. Since the 18th century, 45 non-indigenous species revorded the river. The Delta Rhine and Upper Rhine exhibit higher numbers of invasive species than other river sections.

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    The river Rhine is a global highway for dispersal of aquatic invasive species. Since the 18th century, 45 non-indigenous species revorded the river. The Delta Rhine and Upper Rhine exhibit higher numbers of invasive species than other river sections.

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    The river Rhine: a global highway for dispersal of aquatic invasive species
    - Total surface area of river ctachements connected to Rhine inc
    reaed by a facotor of 21.6
    - Since the 18th century, 45 non-indegenious species revorded
    - Average invasions per decade 1-13 SPecies
    - Currently, the contribution of non-indigenous species to the t
    otal species richness of
    macroinvertebrates in the river Rhine is 11.3%.
    - The Delta Rhine and Upper Rhine exhibit higher numbers of non-
    indigenous species than other river sections,
    because the sea ports in the Delta Rhine and the Main-Danube can
    al function as invasion gateways.
    - Important donor areas
    --Ponto-Caspian area 44.4%
    --North America 26.7%
    - Invasive species often tolerate higher salt content, temperatu
    re, organic pollution and current flow than native species.

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