Invasive bivalves in fresh waters: impacts from individuals to ecosystems and possible control strategies

R Sousa, A Novais, R Costa, DL Strayer - Hydrobiologia, 2014 - Springer
Invasive bivalves may cause great ecological, evolutionary, and economic impacts in
freshwater ecosystems. Species such as Corbicula fluminea, Dreissena bugensis …

Distribution of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in the invaded range: a geographic approach with notes on species traits variability

D Crespo, M Dolbeth, S Leston, R Sousa… - Biological Invasions, 2015 - Springer
Corbicula fluminea is considered one of the most important non-native invasive species
(NIS) in aquatic systems mainly due to its widespread distribution and ecological and …

[HTML][HTML] The silent extinction of freshwater mussels in Portugal

M Lopes-Lima, J Reis, MG Alvarez, PM Anastácio… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater mussels are one of the most threatened animal groups in the world. In the
European Union, threatened and protected mussel species are not adequately monitored …

Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade

TH Ng, SK Tan, WH Wong, R Meier, SY Chan… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The ornamental pet trade is often considered a key culprit for conservation problems such as
the introduction of invasive species (including infectious diseases) and overharvesting of …

Economic costs of invasive bivalves in freshwater ecosystems

PJ Haubrock, RN Cuthbert, A Ricciardi… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess spatio‐temporal and taxonomic patterns of available information on the costs
of invasive freshwater bivalves, as well as to identify knowledge gaps. Location Global. Time …

What we know and do not know about the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea

V Modesto, M Ilarri, AM Labecka, N Ferreira-Rodríguez… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Corbicula fluminea is a widespread and problematic invasive bivalve species in many
freshwater ecosystems. Here, a systematic literature review was performed to synthesise …

A systematic review of invasive non‐native freshwater bivalves

JG Prestes, L Carneiro, NOR Miiller… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of invasive species has become an increasing environmental problem in
freshwater ecosystems due to the high economic and ecological impacts it has generated …

Corbicula fluminea rapidly accumulate pharmaceuticals from an effluent dependent urban stream

SR Burket, M White, AJ Ramirez, JK Stanley, KE Banks… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater bivalve populations are stressed by watershed development at the global scale.
Though pharmaceuticals released from wastewater treatment plant effluent discharges are …

Potential impacts of the invasive species Corbicula fluminea on the survival of glochidia

V Modesto, P Castro, M Lopes-Lima, C Antunes… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) are one of the most imperilled faunal
groups globally, being the introduction of invasive species a possible major mechanism of …

Influence of the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) on estuarine epibenthic assemblages

MI Ilarri, AT Souza, C Antunes, L Guilhermino… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2014 - Elsevier
One of the most widespread invasive alien species (IAS) in aquatic ecosystems is the Asian
clam Corbicula fluminea. Several studies have shown that C. fluminea can cause large …