Invasion process of Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia: Mytilidae): the case of Uruguay River and emissaries of the Esteros del Iberá Wetland, Argentina

Invasion process of Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia: Mytilidae): the case of Uruguay River and emissaries of the Esteros del Iberá Wetland, Argentina

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), during its invasion process in South America, has caused severe impacts both on natural environments altering native biodiversity, ecosystem structure and function-, and on man-made structures causing economic looses. Twenty-one samples were taken from the right b...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Darrigran, Cristina Damborenea, Edmundo C. Drago, Inés Ezcurra de Drago, Aldo Paira, Fernando Archuby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2012-12-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Bioinvasion
distribution
golden mussel
South America
wetland
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000600004

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