Since the end of the 19th century, the circumpolar fauna of freshwater Mollusca has not
been reviewed despite the substantial increase of knowledge on this subject. A review of the …

The current paper presents the first effort to organize a comprehensive review of the Invasive
Alien Species (IAS) of Greece. For this purpose, a database was developed with fields of …

Identifying general patterns and trends underlying the impacts and dynamics of biological
invasions has proven elusive for scientists. Recently, the impact curve was proposed as a …

Background Physa acuta is a globally invasive freshwater snail native to North America.
Prior studies have led to conflicting views of how P. acuta populations are connected and …

Given the omnipresence and potential of entering the food web, the recently emerged
pollutant microplastics (MPs) has become a global threat. The impacts of MPs in marine …

Physella acuta is a freshwater snail native to North America. Understanding the
phylogeography and genetic structure of P. acuta will help elucidate its evolution. In this …

Active principles extracted from plants, such as essential oils, have been commonly
described in the literature as therapeutic targets for numerous pathological conditions …

Increases in human activity and climate change are factors that are expected to augment the
number and impact of alien species in the northern regions. In the present paper, we report …

In this study we focused on Physella acuta, an alien snail species in order to determine their
ability of bioaccumulation of heavy metals in their shells, bodies, the difference in …

Nonindigenous species (NIS) represent a threat to aquatic biodiversity worldwide. However,
freshwater ecosystems in drylands are potentially more prone to biological invasions than …