Identification of ecosystem services, ie the contributions that ecosystems make to human
well‐being, has proven instrumental in galvanising public and political support for …

The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea is one of the most invasive species in freshwater aquatic
ecosystems. The rapid growth, earlier sexual maturity, short life span, high fecundity and its …

Water and sediment samples were collected from 20 location of the Buriganga river of
Bangladesh during Summer and Winter 2009 to determine the spatial distribution, seasonal …

Since the 1990s, biological invasions have captured the attention of the scientific community
as an important element of global change and a major threat to biodiversity. The inland …

The globalization of economies and trade have facilitated the spread of exotic species
including the five most important freshwater suspension feeding invaders Dreissena …

Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons containing more than 17000 compounds [1].
Among the constituents of crude oil there is a group of substances called polycyclic aromatic …

The Tsurumi, a class-one Japanese river, has a significant metal loading originating from
urban environment. Water and sediment samples were collected from 20 sites in winter and …

Limnoperna fortunei is a freshwater bivalve that invaded South America through Río de la
Plata estuary in 1989 and has since become a major macrofouling pest. Along the Paraná …

Reports indicating the presence of pharmaceutical in fresh water environment in the ng L− 1
to µg L− 1 range are occurring with increasing frequency. It is also a fact that …

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 …