The arrival of a non-indigenous ecosystem engineer to a heavily invaded and flow-regulated estuary in Europe DOI Creative Commons
João Encarnação, Maria Alexandra Teodósio, Pedro Morais

et al.

BioInvasions Records, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 83 - 95

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Ecosystem engineering bivalves can shape aquatic ecosystems because their high filtration capacity changes water quality and shells increase the fractal dimension of benthic with consequent abiotic biotic effects.The Asian date mussel Arcuatula senhousia (W.H. Benson, 1842), native to East Asia between South China Sea Siberia, is one such bivalve that, despite its small size, reshape a ecosystem when forming dense, continuous mats.We describe here first detected population this non-indigenous species in southern Portugal.The was found middle portion Guadiana estuary 2022.There, river flow has been highly regulated since construction biggest European reservoir 2002, which may have precursor for establishment numerous species.We also discuss if new indicates an ongoing invasion meltdown process or it be framed under empty niche replacement hypothesis.So far, there only circumstantial evidence supporting theory hypotheses, but interaction several hypotheses promoting spread likely.Moving forward, better-informed management conservation efforts should rely on empirical experimental understand mechanisms nonindigenous estuary.

Language: Английский

The Danube River DOI
András Abonyi, Péter Borza, Ádám Egri

et al.

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 19 - 37

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Harnessing traits to predict economic impacts from biological invasions DOI Creative Commons
Ross N. Cuthbert, Thomas W. Bodey, Elizabeta Briski

et al.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 1, 2025

Biological invasions stand among the main anthropogenic threats to ecosystems globally while causing multitrillion-dollar impacts. Surprisingly, trait-based frameworks have been designed predict invasion success and invader ecological impacts, no such approaches exist understand economic We propose first framework by bridging evolutionary biology of traits escalation costs. Previously acquired can benefit performance, their rapid change could exacerbate impacts through adaptive non-adaptive processes during invasion, as natural selection, genetic drift, or phenotypic plasticity. Emerging evidence suggests that some organismal determine impact magnitudes. discuss new transdisciplinary avenues inform cost forecasting management responses for current future biological invasions.

Language: Английский

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The Biology and Ecology of Streams and Rivers DOI
Alan G. Hildrew, Paul S. Giller

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 30, 2023

Abstract A major textbook on running waters, promoting understanding of the nature rivers as ecosystems, and detailing biodiversity natural history their biota. The book takes a primarily biological approach to river ecology, dealing with scientific questions about but referring throughout possible applications approaches management. notion habitat templet refers suite environmental factors that face lotic organisms adaptations traits enable survival in such challenging environments. How does complex, patchy whole-river networks impinge population dynamics communities? Species interactions food web linkages determine flow energy material through communities lead ecosystem processes metabolism (the balance primary production community respiration) ecology nutrients. stresses systems ‘open’ exchanging materials land downstream systems. can be sustainable part capital which we all depend? In final chapter forward-looking view is progressively devoted applied questions. Biology Ecology Streams Rivers seeks provide knowledge necessary for their, our, future. We need appreciate ‘what do us’ reverse deterioration waters an increasingly thirsty, hungry changing world.

Language: Английский

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7
Toward invasive mussel genetic biocontrol: Approaches, challenges, and perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Víctor Hugo Hérnández‐Elizárraga,

Scott Ballantyne,

Lindsey Gengelbach O'Brien

et al.

iScience, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 26(10), P. 108027 - 108027

Published: Sept. 28, 2023

Invasive freshwater mussels, such as the zebra (

Language: Английский

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7
The arrival of a non-indigenous ecosystem engineer to a heavily invaded and flow-regulated estuary in Europe DOI Creative Commons
João Encarnação, Maria Alexandra Teodósio, Pedro Morais

et al.

BioInvasions Records, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 83 - 95

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Ecosystem engineering bivalves can shape aquatic ecosystems because their high filtration capacity changes water quality and shells increase the fractal dimension of benthic with consequent abiotic biotic effects.The Asian date mussel Arcuatula senhousia (W.H. Benson, 1842), native to East Asia between South China Sea Siberia, is one such bivalve that, despite its small size, reshape a ecosystem when forming dense, continuous mats.We describe here first detected population this non-indigenous species in southern Portugal.The was found middle portion Guadiana estuary 2022.There, river flow has been highly regulated since construction biggest European reservoir 2002, which may have precursor for establishment numerous species.We also discuss if new indicates an ongoing invasion meltdown process or it be framed under empty niche replacement hypothesis.So far, there only circumstantial evidence supporting theory hypotheses, but interaction several hypotheses promoting spread likely.Moving forward, better-informed management conservation efforts should rely on empirical experimental understand mechanisms nonindigenous estuary.

Language: Английский

Citations

2