Over the past decades, various free-living animals (hosts) and their parasites have invaded
recipient areas in which they had not previously occurred, thus gaining the status of aliens or …

About six life history and two ecological traits of gammarid species occurring in Central
European waters were compared in order to identify the characters of successful invader …

Aim Invasive alien species are a growing problem worldwide due to their ecological,
economic and human health impacts. The “killer shrimp” Dikerogammarus villosus is a …

The 'killer shrimp', Dikerogammarus villosus, has been recognised as one of the 100 worst
alien species in Europe, in terms of negative impacts on the biodiversity and functioning of …

Among ca. 750 species of Crustacea recorded from Poland, 18 representatives of 5 orders
of macro-crustaceans have been identified as alien species that have invaded or have been …

The amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus has colonized most of the European main inland
water bodies in less than 20 years, having deteriorating effect on the local benthic …

Since 1995, Dikerogammarus villosus Sowinski, a Ponto-Caspian amphipod species, has
been invading most of Western Europe's hydrosystems. D. villosus geographic extension …

With global climate changes, biological invasions are considered to be one of the main
causes of the decline of freshwater biodiversity. In this context, predicted increases in global …

The consequences of human impacts on aquatic ecosystem activities have been far
reaching. Multiple stresses affect aquatic ecosystems globally. These can adversely affect …

Predation between invading and native species can produce patterns of exclusion and
coexistence. Dikerogammarus villosus, a Ponto-Caspian amphipod species, has invaded …