Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(basket clam)
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30 results for Corbicula fluminea (basket clam)

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Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2447 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Field In experiments, Corbicula reduced seston concentration resulting in competition for food... 9096
2658 Corbicula fluminea Competition Observational Field Corbicula fluminea appears to cause localized reduction of seston concentration and may... 9096
2664 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Laboratory This study suggest that C. fluminea has the ability to alter nutrient cycling dynamics and... 28157
2676 Corbicula fluminea Competition Observational Field Unionid growth was adversely affected by the presence of Corbiculaas mussel growth rates... 23995
2677 Corbicula fluminea Competition Observational Field Corbicula can uproot burrowed native unionids. 33768
2680 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental N/A Depletion of energetic reserves of native mussels to cope with increasing global temperatures could... 33056
2681 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Laboratory The results from this study indicate that native freshwater mussels might be also threatened by... 33125
2682 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Laboratory The native unionid Unio delphinus,/em> exhibited lower growth, lower physiological condition... 31134
5383 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Field Native mussel abundance was also negatively impacted by the presence of Corbicula... 38688
5384 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Laboratory Experimental ponds infested with Hydrilla verticillata that were treated with... 38689
5385 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Laboratory The high thermal tolerance of Corbicula fluminea may allow it to benefit more than native... 38685
5445 Corbicula fluminea Competition Observational Field Corbicula fluminea may filter a wider range of food sources at a faster rate than native... 28157
5447 Corbicula fluminea Competition Observational Field Stable isotope ratios demonstrate that C. fluminea occupies a larger trophic niche space... 28157
5448 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A The author notes that Corbicula has been accused of greater impacts on the native bivalves of North... 13063
5450 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A because it may deplete phytoplankton and feeds on particles in the sediments, it may also impact... 13063
5454 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A Review notes that Corbicula and native bivalves (especially unionids) have non-overlapping ranges -... 13063
5455 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A Review notes several cases of precipitous declines in sphaerids following Corbicula invasion 13063
5456 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A Dense populations of Corbicula are alble to coexist with unionids in many cases 13063
5457 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A Corbicula has a 'marked but not statistically significant' effect on growth of Elliptio in cage... 13063
5458 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A Review notes some authors conclude Corbicula and native bivalves have different habitat... 13063
5459 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A review notes some authors conclude Corbicula has devastating impact on unionids 13063
5460 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Laboratory Corbicula fluminea cleared test bacteria (E. coli) more rapidly than native (riverine) unionids 20779
5462 Corbicula fluminea Competition Experimental Laboratory On a gill surface area basis, Corbicula fluminea cleared bacteria at a faster rate than Dreissena... 20779
5463 Corbicula fluminea Competition Observational Field Corbicula fluminea became the dominant species (numeric and biomass) within 15 years of... 38675
5466 Corbicula fluminea Competition Anecdotal N/A Corbicula biomass can exceed that of all other benthic metazoans in sandy streams 33099
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