Abstract The New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum; NZMS) is among the
most globally widespread aquatic invaders, occurring in 39 countries and 5 continents …

Nutrient loads and nutrient cycling, especially of phosphorus and nitrogen, are among the
most important controls on the character of freshwater ecosystems and have been greatly …

Globalization has led to the introduction of thousands of alien species worldwide. With
growing impacts by invasive species, understanding the invasion process remains critical for …

Food web analyses offer useful insights into understanding how species interactions, trophic
relationships, and energy flow underpin important demographic parameters of fish …

Urbanization is one of the most serious threats to stream ecosystems worldwide. It is crucial
to understand its effects on stream organisms as a prerequisite for the mitigation of urban …

Mass mortality events, the rapid, catastrophic die-off of organisms, have recently been
recognized as important events in controlling population size, but are difficult to quantify …

Dam removal is an increasingly important method of stream restoration, but most removal
efforts are under-studied in their effects. In order to better understand the effects of such …

Species delimitation in minute freshwater snails is often difficult to perform using solely shell
morphology. The problem intensifies when invasive species spread within the distribution …

Deposit-feeding gastropods provide integral links between benthic productivity and higher
trophic levels in a variety of aquatic environments. At high population densities these snails …

Invasive exotic species (IES) are one of the most important threats to aquatic ecosystems. To
ensure the effective management of these species, a comprehensive and thorough …