Benthic macrofauna associated to the invasive bivalve Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Dreissenidae) in a coastal lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Benthic macrofauna associated to the invasive bivalve Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Dreissenidae) in a coastal lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract The invasion record for the estuarine bivalve Mytilopsis leucophaeata in Brazil is in Rio de Janeiro city, including the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, where high densities of this invader were registered. This work aimed to (1) assess the composition and structure of the benthic macrofauna ass...

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Main Authors: ANTONIO JAILSON DE S. RODRIGUES, MAURÍCIO R. FERNANDES, IGOR C. MIYAHIRA, LUCIANO N. DOS SANTOS, CARLOS HENRIQUE S. CAETANO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2021-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Biological invasion
engineer species
dark false mussel
estuary
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
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