CLASSIFICATION OF LAKES IN NORTHERN GREECE ACCORDING THEIR ENDANGERED FISH FAUNA

摘要

The fish fauna of lake ecosystems is a very important parameter both for their conservation and their rational and environmental friendly management and fishery. The main goal of this study is the classification of lakes of Northern and Central Greece according to their fish fauna and the 'threatened' fish species, in relation to the legislation that concerns and protects them in each administrative Region, in the regions of Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace. In this paper was recorded the fish fauna in 18 most important lake ecosystems in the above area of Central and Northern Greece and was confirmed the protection status for each one of the different fish species recognised there, according to the Red List of IUCN. It was evaluated the contribution of the number of species in relation to their classification under their protection status by ecosystem and region area in Central and Northern Greece. According to the hierarchical classification, 4 clusters of lakes were created. The results include elements of the average profile of each group.