We summarize current knowledge on the effects of the invasive Asian bivalve Limnoperna
fortunei (introduced in South America around 1990) on local biota. Limnoperna modifies …

The ecosystem services approach to conservation is becoming central to environmental
policy decision making. While many negative biological invasion-driven impacts on …

Biological invasions, still occurring worldwide at an alarming rate, are widely acknowledged
as threats to the integrity and functioning of ecosystems. In addition to introducing disease …

Tolerance towards environmental stress has been frequently considered as one of the key
determinants of invasion success. However, empirical evidence supporting the assumption …

Ballast water is recognized as a leading pathway for the introduction of aquatic non‐
indigenous species which have caused substantial ecological damage globally. Following …

Since its appearance in 2006 in a freshwater section of the Rhine–Meuse estuary
(Hollandsch Diep, The Netherlands), the non-indigenous quagga mussel has displayed a …

Farming of shellfish and seaweeds is a tested tool for mitigating eutrophication
consequences in coastal environments, however as many other marine economic activities …

False mussels are recognized as the brackish water equivalent of zebra mussels, although
the abiotic and habitat conditions that mediate these invaders' success are barely known. In …

Toxic cyanobacterial blooms and biological invasions are major threats to freshwater
systems worldwide. While usually dealt with independently, the two threats can interact to …

Biological invasions cause organisms to face new predators, but also supply new anti-
predator shelters provided by alien ecosystem engineers. We checked the level of anti …