Invasive bivalves may cause great ecological, evolutionary, and economic impacts in
freshwater ecosystems. Species such as Corbicula fluminea, Dreissena bugensis …

Biological invasions are among the most challenging ecological and conservation riddles of
our times. Fortunately, citizen science projects became a valuable tool to detect non …

Freshwater bivalves have been highly threatened by human activities, and recently their
global decline has been causing conservational and social concern. In this paper, we review …

A major challenge for ecologists is understanding ecosystem dynamics and function under
environmental and anthropogenic stresses. An approach for addressing this challenge is the …

The massive production of plastic started in mid 20th century. Today, only 60 years later and
despite its obvious benefits, plastic pollution is ubiquitous, influencing all global …

Biological invasion is widely studied, however, conclusions on the outcome of this process
mainly originate from observations in systems that leave a large number of experimental …

Translocation is used as a conservation action on a large panel of species, but efficiency of
such a measure is still under investigation. This study reviews and synthesizes the existing …

This study sought to reconstruct the history of Lantana invasion and spread in India by
considering two questions;(a) from where, by who, and when were Lantana species …

Freshwater bivalves have suffered major global declines, being the introduction of invasive
alien species (IAS) an important, but not well studied, mechanism of threat. This study …

We studied the distribution and spread of the invasive social wasp Vespula germanica in
Argentina, focusing on the contribution of queen dispersal to territorial expansion. Vespula …