Particle feeding on suspended and deposited material is a common mode of food collection
among many groups of the Metazoa. In particular, many members of the Mollusca, most …

Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) have been extensively applied in biomonitoring and other
environmental fields based on their high enrichment capacity and rapid response to …

1. Freshwater systems are losing biodiversity at a rapid rate, yet we know little about the
functional role of most of this biodiversity. The ecosystem roles of freshwater burrowing …

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

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 …

Previous research on Corbicula fluminea (a well-established, non-native bivalve) has clearly
shown that this single species impacts ecosystem processes such as nutrient and dissolved …

Clearance rates of Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia) were investigated in laboratory
experiments using monocultures of the alga Chlorella vulgaris. Experimental conditions …

Corbicula fluminea is a widespread and problematic invasive bivalve species in many
freshwater ecosystems. Here, a systematic literature review was performed to synthesise …

1. The effect of an exotic, burrowing bivalve (Corbicula fluminea) on the benthic fauna of a
sandy‐bottomed stream was assessed by field and laboratory experiments. Corbicula differs …

Water and sediment samples were collected in the lower Paraná delta at four sites with
different levels of exposure to pollution to evaluate the anthropogenic impact through …