Electronic decision-support tools are now an essential component of government strategies
to battle non-native species, with taxon-specific, paper-based risk analysis schemes often …

Perkinsosis is a disease of gastropod and bivalve molluscs caused by protozoan parasites
of the Perkinsus genus. These parasites have been responsible for mass mortalities …

Background Over the past few decades, mass mortality events of Manila clams have been
reported from several tidal flats on the west coast of Korea during hot summers. During such …

Manila clam stock from Arcachon Bay, France, is declining, as is commercial harvest. To
understand the role of environmental biotic interactions in this decrease, effects of a toxic …

Abstract Asari (= Manila) clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, is the second bivalve mollusc in
terms of production in the world and, in many coastal areas, can beget important socio …

The parasitic species Perkinsus olseni (= atlanticus)(Perkinsea, Alveolata) infects a wide
range of mollusc species and is responsible for mortality events and economic losses in the …

Bioturbating species represent a typical example of ecosystem engineer species in marine
benthic environments. These abundant endo-or epibenthic organisms modify the physical …

Lack of funds is one major issue in ecology, in particular at local scale. It is known that
sustainable management of a natural population requires a good understanding of its …

The growth performance of intertidal marine bivalves is often enhanced when they are
transplanted to the subtidal environment due to extended feeding time. In this study, juvenile …

Perkinsosis has been recognized as one of the major threats to natural and farmed bivalve
populations, many of which are of commercial as well as environmental significance. Three …