Brazil has a highly diverse freshwater fish fauna and their freshwaters provide valuable
provisioning ecosystem services in aquaculture and sport angling, especially in the …

Based on literature review and malacological collections, 168 native freshwater bivalve and
five invasive species have been recorded for 52 hydrographic regions in South America …

An overview of the knowledge of the invasive feshwater golden mussel (Limnoperna
fortunei) is presented, with particular emphasis on the voids of our current understanding of …

Biological invasions and climate change are important drivers of biodiversity loss. In
freshwater ecosystems, golden and zebra mussels are two highly aggressive invasive …

The invasion of the exotic bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker 1857) in South America
started with its introduction, presumably with ballast water from transoceanic ships trading …

The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is a filter-collector macroinvertebrate species
originating from southern China. It easily invades water transfer tunnels and attaches onto …

Inter-basin water diversion projects have led to accelerated colonization of aquatic
organisms, including the freshwater golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei), exacerbating …

The introduction of invasive species has become an increasing environmental problem in
freshwater ecosystems due to the high economic and ecological impacts it has generated …

Abstract In South America, the presence of the non-native mollusc Limnoperna fortunei
(Dunker, 1857)(Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae) in rivers and reservoirs may result in several …

The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) has caused worldwide problems for the eco-
environment and man-made structures. There have been many control strategies proposed …