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Biodiversity assessment in a floating treatment wetland established in a stormw...
Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Ilarri, Martina; Godinho, Mariana; Castro, Paula M. L.; Pereira, Sofia I. A.Floating treatment wetland (FTW) are a nature-based solution delivering a wide range of ecosystem services when applied in water bodies, such as lakes and rivers. They are recognized for delivering biodiversity, aesthetic integration, and water quality enhancement through phytoremediation processes, although research is still needed to go deeper into the processes underlying the performance of these systems and...
A global meta‐analysis of ecological functions and regulating ecosystem service...
Zieritz, Alexandra; Brian, Joshua I.; Sousa, Ronaldo; Aldridge, David C.; Atkinson, Carla L.; Douda, Karel; Vaughn, Caryn; Bespalaya, YuliaFreshwater bivalves are globally distributed, diverse, and common in benthic communities. Many taxa, par-ticularly in the most species-rich order, Unionida, are declining due to anthropogenic stressors, while a small number of non-native species have become increasingly abundant and widespread, commonly replacing nativebivalve assemblages. To understand how these global changes may impact ecosystems and people,...
Interspecific differences in the physiological condition of native freshwater m...
Modesto, Vanessa; Ilarri, Martina; Castro, Paulo S.; Carvalho, Francisco; Cavalheri, Thais; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Teixeira, Amílcar; Ozório, Rodrigo O.A.The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea has been widely introduced into aquatic ecosystems and may impact the physiological condition and survival of native freshwater mussels. However, very few studies have evaluated this issue quantitatively. To fill this gap, manipulative field experiments were performed to assess two possible mechanisms of impact on native mussels: (i) interspecific interactions, and (ii) C. flum...
Interspecific differences in the physiological condition of native freshwater m...
Modesto, Vanessa; Ilarri, Martina; Castro, Paulo; Carvalho, Francisco; Cavalheri, Thais; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Teixeira, Amilcar; Ozorio, Rodrigo O. A.The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea has been widely introduced into aquatic ecosystems and may impact the physiological condition and survival of native freshwater mussels. However, very few studies have evaluated this issue quantitatively. To fill this gap, manipulative field experiments were performed to assess two possible mechanisms of impact on native mussels: (i) interspecific interactions, and (ii) C. flum...
What we know and do not know about the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea
Modesto, Vanessa; Ilarri, Martina; Labecka, Anna M.; Ferreira-Rodríguez, Noé; Coughlan, Neil E.; Liu, Xiongjun; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesCorbicula fluminea is a widespread and problematic invasive bivalve species in many freshwater ecosystems. Here, a systematic literature review was performed to synthesise what is presently known about C. fluminea in relation to its biology, ecology, and management. Of the total 1156 studies analysed, most were conducted in North America and Europe, with a primary focus on toxicology and ecology. In the native ...
Trophic niche overlap between native freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida) and t...
Modesto, Vanessa; Dias, Ester; Ilarri, Martina; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Teixeira, Amílcar; Varandas, Simone; Castro, Paulo S.; Antunes, CarlosFreshwater mussels (Order Unionida) are highly threatened. Interspecific competition for food sources with invasive alien species is considered to be one of the factors responsible for their decline because successful invaders are expected to have wider trophic niches and more flexible feeding strategies than their native counterparts. In this study, carbon (δ13C: 13C/12C) and nitrogen (δ15N: 15N/14N) stable is...
Trophic niche overlap between native freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida) and t...
Modesto, Vanessa; Dias, Ester; Ilarri, Martina; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Teixeira, Amílcar; Varandas, Simone; Castro, Paulo; Antunes, CarlosFreshwater mussels (Order Unionida) are highly threatened. Interspecific competition for food sources with invasive alien species is considered to be one of the factors responsible for their decline because successful invaders are expected to have wider trophic niches and more flexible feeding strategies than their native counterparts. In this study, carbon (δ13C: 13C/12C) and nitrogen (δ15N: 15N/14N) stable is...
Trophic niche overlap between native bivalves and the invasive Corbicula fluminea
Modesto, Vanessa; Dias, Ester; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Teixeira, Amílcar; Varandas, Simone; Antunes, Carlos; Guilhermino, Lúcia; Ilarri, MartinaFreshwater native bivalves have declined in recent decades and are considered one of the most threatened faunistic groups worldwide. Many mechanisms can be responsible for this declining trend, being competition for resources with invasive bivalve species one example. When in sympatry with native species, invasive bivalves may be superior competitors regarding food acquisition due to more flexible diets, higher...
Fish and mussels: importance of fish for freshwater mussel conservation
Modesto, Vanessa; Ilarri, Martina; Souza, Allan T.; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Douda, Karel; Clavero, Miguel; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesCo-extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to the global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on the magnitude of potential impacts and causal mechanisms responsible for the decline of affiliate (dependent) species. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida), one of the most threatened faunal groups on Earth, need to pass through a parasitic larv...
Effects of the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) on an estuarine ...
Novais, Adriana; Souza, Allan T.; Ilarri, Martina; Pascoal, Cláudia; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesThe Asian clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) is well recognized for its invasive behavior and high ecological and economic impacts, being classified as one of the 100 worst invasive alien species (IAS) in Europe. In this study, we performed a manipulative experiment under natural conditions to assess the effects of C. fluminea on sediments biochemistry and on the structure of an estuarine microbial (fungi a...