Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic Tundra

This article reviews all available information on the species composition, current distribution, and origins of the neobiotic (non-indigenous and restoring the lost range) freshwater mollusks in Siberia. An extensive literary search has been carried out, and virtually all existing publications of re...

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Main Authors: Evgeny S. Babushkin, Ivan O. Nekhaev, Maxim V. Vinarski, Liubov V. Yanygina
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/465
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author Evgeny S. Babushkin
Ivan O. Nekhaev
Maxim V. Vinarski
Liubov V. Yanygina
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description This article reviews all available information on the species composition, current distribution, and origins of the neobiotic (non-indigenous and restoring the lost range) freshwater mollusks in Siberia. An extensive literary search has been carried out, and virtually all existing publications of recent decades on the findings of freshwater mollusk species new to Siberia were taken into account. We examined extensive malacological collections of some of Russia’s and Kazakhstan’s scientific organizations. The core of the examined material is our own observations and collections made in various parts of Siberia and adjacent areas. An annotated checklist of neobiotic species of mollusks reliably recorded in Siberia is presented, and probable mechanisms and “corridors” of infiltration of these species into the region are discussed. Most of the discovered snail species belong to a group popular among aquarists, and their source of introduction is obvious. Another large portion of species infiltrate into the region with the development of fish farming. A classification of species of neobiotic freshwater mollusks of Siberia was proposed and a forecast was made for changes in the Siberian freshwater malacofauna for the coming decades. In our opinion, at present it is possible to accept the newest stage in the genesis of the freshwater malacofauna of Siberia, occurring in conditions specific to the Anthropocene.
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spelling doaj.art-d452262de5a348248b64060230b76ca22023-11-17T10:39:01ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-03-0115346510.3390/d15030465Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic TundraEvgeny S. Babushkin0Ivan O. Nekhaev1Maxim V. Vinarski2Liubov V. Yanygina3Scientific and Educational Center of the Institute of Natural and Technical Sciences, Surgut State University, Lenina Ave. 1, 628403 Surgut, RussiaInstitute of Zoology, Al-Farabi Ave. 93, Almaty 050060, KazakhstanTyumen Scientific Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Malygina St. 86, 625026 Tyumen, RussiaInstitute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Molodezhnaya St. 1, 656038 Barnaul, RussiaThis article reviews all available information on the species composition, current distribution, and origins of the neobiotic (non-indigenous and restoring the lost range) freshwater mollusks in Siberia. An extensive literary search has been carried out, and virtually all existing publications of recent decades on the findings of freshwater mollusk species new to Siberia were taken into account. We examined extensive malacological collections of some of Russia’s and Kazakhstan’s scientific organizations. The core of the examined material is our own observations and collections made in various parts of Siberia and adjacent areas. An annotated checklist of neobiotic species of mollusks reliably recorded in Siberia is presented, and probable mechanisms and “corridors” of infiltration of these species into the region are discussed. Most of the discovered snail species belong to a group popular among aquarists, and their source of introduction is obvious. Another large portion of species infiltrate into the region with the development of fish farming. A classification of species of neobiotic freshwater mollusks of Siberia was proposed and a forecast was made for changes in the Siberian freshwater malacofauna for the coming decades. In our opinion, at present it is possible to accept the newest stage in the genesis of the freshwater malacofauna of Siberia, occurring in conditions specific to the Anthropocene.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/465Molluscacontinental water bodiesnon-indigenous speciesrange restorationdispersalEurasia
spellingShingle Evgeny S. Babushkin
Ivan O. Nekhaev
Maxim V. Vinarski
Liubov V. Yanygina
Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic Tundra
Diversity
Mollusca
continental water bodies
non-indigenous species
range restoration
dispersal
Eurasia
title Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic Tundra
title_full Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic Tundra
title_fullStr Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic Tundra
title_full_unstemmed Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic Tundra
title_short Aliens and Returnees: Review of Neobiotic Species of Freshwater Mollusks in Siberia from the Kazakhstan Steppe to the Arctic Tundra
title_sort aliens and returnees review of neobiotic species of freshwater mollusks in siberia from the kazakhstan steppe to the arctic tundra
topic Mollusca
continental water bodies
non-indigenous species
range restoration
dispersal
Eurasia
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/465
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