INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL
This paper records the invasive gastropod Melanoides tuberculata in a limnetic ecosystem located in integral protection area in the semiarid region of the state of Paraíba in northeast Brazil. Live individuals were collected and photographed along shallow margins of the Piranhas Reservoir associated...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Environmental Smoke Institute
2023-04-01
|
| Series: | Environmental Smoke |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://environmentalsmoke.com.br/index.php/EnvSmoke/article/view/231 |
| _version_ | 1827943993363660800 |
|---|---|
| author | Evandro Cosmo Tomaz Abreu Silvio Felipe Barbosa Lima Jéssica Prata Igor Christo Miyahira Marcelo Fulgêncio Guedes Brito J. Weverton S. Souza João Hermínio da Silva |
| author_facet | Evandro Cosmo Tomaz Abreu Silvio Felipe Barbosa Lima Jéssica Prata Igor Christo Miyahira Marcelo Fulgêncio Guedes Brito J. Weverton S. Souza João Hermínio da Silva |
| author_sort | Evandro Cosmo Tomaz Abreu |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This paper records the invasive gastropod Melanoides tuberculata in a limnetic ecosystem located in integral protection area in the semiarid region of the state of Paraíba in northeast Brazil. Live individuals were collected and photographed along shallow margins of the Piranhas Reservoir associated with different types of substrates. Photographic quadrants were used to calculate the number of living individuals and empty shells on different substrates. Individuals of M. tuberculata were found at five sampling sites in the littoral zone on different types of substrates with densities ranging of 13 ind.(m2)-1 to 22 ind.(m2)-1. The average density of individuals was: 18 ind.(m2)-1 on thin sediment, 15 ind.(m2)-1 on gravel and 20 ind.(m2)-1 on rocks. Empty shells were extremely abundant in the terrestrial zone of the reservoir. We did not observe native species of freshwater molluscs in the marginal areas of the reservoir in which the specimens of M. tuberculata were found. Knowledge about the distribution, establishment and impact caused of M. tuberculata in limnetic ecosystems of the Brazilian semi-arid region needs to be better studied in order to ascertain the degree of impact on native species and environmental modifications that reflect negatively on ecosystems. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-13T10:23:41Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-44d6d0bd1bad48ba9d78a529497bd6f6 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2595-5527 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-13T10:23:41Z |
| publishDate | 2023-04-01 |
| publisher | Environmental Smoke Institute |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Environmental Smoke |
| spelling | doaj.art-44d6d0bd1bad48ba9d78a529497bd6f62023-05-19T16:07:49ZengEnvironmental Smoke InstituteEnvironmental Smoke2595-55272023-04-0161647210.32435/envsmoke.20236164-72%20%20INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZILEvandro Cosmo Tomaz Abreu0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8877-2616Silvio Felipe Barbosa Lima1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-5773Jéssica Prata2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0954-5459Igor Christo Miyahira3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7037-6802Marcelo Fulgêncio Guedes Brito4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5346-4074J. Weverton S. Souza5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6378-2968João Hermínio da Silva6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9518-3206Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Center of Agrarian Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Post-Graduate Program in Biodiversity, Areia, PB, BrazilFederal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Center for Teacher Education, Exact and Natural Sciences Academic Unit, Cajazeiras, PB, BrazilFederal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Exact and Natural Sciences Center, Department of Systematics and Ecology, João Pessoa, PB, BrazilFederal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Institute of Biosciences, Department of Zoology, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilFederal University of Sergipe (UFS), Post-Graduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, Aracaju, SE, BrazilState University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Institute of Biology, Post-Graduate Program in Ecology, Campinas, SP, BrazilFederal University of Cariri (UFCA), Science and Technology Center, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, BrazilThis paper records the invasive gastropod Melanoides tuberculata in a limnetic ecosystem located in integral protection area in the semiarid region of the state of Paraíba in northeast Brazil. Live individuals were collected and photographed along shallow margins of the Piranhas Reservoir associated with different types of substrates. Photographic quadrants were used to calculate the number of living individuals and empty shells on different substrates. Individuals of M. tuberculata were found at five sampling sites in the littoral zone on different types of substrates with densities ranging of 13 ind.(m2)-1 to 22 ind.(m2)-1. The average density of individuals was: 18 ind.(m2)-1 on thin sediment, 15 ind.(m2)-1 on gravel and 20 ind.(m2)-1 on rocks. Empty shells were extremely abundant in the terrestrial zone of the reservoir. We did not observe native species of freshwater molluscs in the marginal areas of the reservoir in which the specimens of M. tuberculata were found. Knowledge about the distribution, establishment and impact caused of M. tuberculata in limnetic ecosystems of the Brazilian semi-arid region needs to be better studied in order to ascertain the degree of impact on native species and environmental modifications that reflect negatively on ecosystems.https://environmentalsmoke.com.br/index.php/EnvSmoke/article/view/231gastropodathiaridaeinvasive speciesparaíbanortheastern brazil |
| spellingShingle | Evandro Cosmo Tomaz Abreu Silvio Felipe Barbosa Lima Jéssica Prata Igor Christo Miyahira Marcelo Fulgêncio Guedes Brito J. Weverton S. Souza João Hermínio da Silva INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL Environmental Smoke gastropoda thiaridae invasive species paraíba northeastern brazil |
| title | INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL |
| title_full | INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL |
| title_fullStr | INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL |
| title_full_unstemmed | INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL |
| title_short | INVASION OF THE THIARID SNAIL Melanoides tuberculata (MOLLUSCA) IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL |
| title_sort | invasion of the thiarid snail melanoides tuberculata mollusca in a conservation area of the semiarid region of brazil |
| topic | gastropoda thiaridae invasive species paraíba northeastern brazil |
| url | https://environmentalsmoke.com.br/index.php/EnvSmoke/article/view/231 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT evandrocosmotomazabreu invasionofthethiaridsnailmelanoidestuberculatamolluscainaconservationareaofthesemiaridregionofbrazil AT silviofelipebarbosalima invasionofthethiaridsnailmelanoidestuberculatamolluscainaconservationareaofthesemiaridregionofbrazil AT jessicaprata invasionofthethiaridsnailmelanoidestuberculatamolluscainaconservationareaofthesemiaridregionofbrazil AT igorchristomiyahira invasionofthethiaridsnailmelanoidestuberculatamolluscainaconservationareaofthesemiaridregionofbrazil AT marcelofulgencioguedesbrito invasionofthethiaridsnailmelanoidestuberculatamolluscainaconservationareaofthesemiaridregionofbrazil AT jwevertonssouza invasionofthethiaridsnailmelanoidestuberculatamolluscainaconservationareaofthesemiaridregionofbrazil AT joaoherminiodasilva invasionofthethiaridsnailmelanoidestuberculatamolluscainaconservationareaofthesemiaridregionofbrazil |