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 …

Aliens and returnees: Review of neobiotic species of freshwater mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan steppe to the Arctic tundra

ES Babushkin, IO Nekhaev, MV Vinarski, LV Yanygina - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article reviews all available information on the species composition, current distribution,
and origins of the neobiotic (non-indigenous and restoring the lost range) freshwater …

Phylogeny and androgenesis in the invasive Corbicula clams (Bivalvia, Corbiculidae) in Western Europe

LM Pigneur, J Marescaux, K Roland, E Etoundi… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The genus Corbicula is one of the most invasive groups of molluscs. It
includes both sexual and androgenetic lineages. The present study re-assessed the …

Reuse potential of dredged river sediments in concrete: Effect of sediment variability

H Beddaa, I Ouazi, AB Fraj, F Lavergne… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dredged river sediments may potentially be reused as aggregate in concrete production.
The variability of dredged sediments has been quantified by measuring their concentrations …

Genetic uniformity and long‐distance clonal dispersal in the invasive androgenetic Corbicula clams

LM Pigneur, E Etoundi, DC Aldridge… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The clam genus Corbicula is an interesting model system to study the evolution of
reproductive modes as it includes both sexual and asexual (androgenetic) lineages. While …

Differentiation of European invasive clams of the genus Corbicula (Cyrenidae) using shell shape analysis

H Morhun, MV Vinarski, AM Labecka… - Journal of Molluscan …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Here, we investigate the shell shape variation of some closely related freshwater species of
the bivalve genus Corbicula using descriptive (qualitative), geometric morphometric and …

Predictions for the spread, population density and impacts of Corbicula fluminea in Ireland

F Lucy, A Karatayev, L Burlakova - Aquatic invasions, 2012 - dspace-test.interleaf.ie
In 2010, the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, was found for the first time in Ireland. The
species is considered to be one of the most aggressive freshwater invaders causing strong …

Aliens are moving to the Arctic frontiers: an integrative approach reveals selective expansion of androgenic hybrid Corbicula lineages towards the North of Russia

YV Bespalaya, IN Bolotov, OV Aksenova… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Assessing filtration rates of exotic bivalves: dependence on algae concentration and seasonal factors

J Marescaux, E Falisse, J Lorquet, K Van Doninck… - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
Due to their high filtration rates, exotic freshwater bivalves remove suspended organic
matter from the water column, transferring resources to the sediment and increasing water …

Distribution patterns of the two genetic groups of Corbicula fluminea in a lotic–lentic system

M Jia, F Cheng, J Li, BV Schmidt, Y Li… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Differences in local habitat conditions are often implicated as drivers for morphological and
genetic divergence in natural populations. However, there are still relatively few studies …