Several non-indigenous bivalve species have been colonising aquatic ecosystems
worldwide, in some cases with great ecological and economic impacts. In this paper, we …

While reducing the species richness of invaded communities is a well‐known consequence
of biological invasions, non‐native species can also reduce variability between communities …

Upon its initial publication more than fifteen years ago, this book broke new ground with its
comprehensive coverage of the biology and ecology, distribution and dispersal …

We contrast ecological and life history traits of the well studied freshwater invader, the zebra
mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), with the lesser known invasive golden mussel …

The value of inland waters to humankind is obviously infinite and the induced changes in the
goods and services they provide have a strong impact on human welfare. Lakes/rivers and …

Abstract Limnoperna fortunei (L. fortunei)(Dunker, 1857), the golden mussel, is an invasive
species possessing exceptional environmental adaptability and a destructive impact on …

Abstract Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia, Mytilidae), a freshwater bivalve native to Southern
Asia, has been an invasive species in South America since 1991. It spread upstream in the …

Abstract The bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), also called golden mussel, is
native to Asia but becoming dispersed around the world. The golden mussel resembles the …

Habitat modification and the establishment of non-native species are two major causes of
biodiversity loss. Reservoirs modify habitat, can restrain the occurrence of native species …

Since the late 1990s, the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) has spread into the East Frisian
Wadden Sea (Germany). This invasion provided an opportunity to study the population …