Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
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22 results for Limnoperna fortunei (Golden Mussel)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
6199 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field A survey of fish diets in the Upper Paraná River floodplain found that L. fortunei was a... 29379
6200 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field A survey of fish diets in the Upper Paraná River floodplain found that L. fortunei was a... 29379
6201 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field A survey of fish diets in the Upper Paraná River floodplain found that L. fortunei was a... 29379
6202 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In a Brazilian reservoir, L. fortunei preys on juvenile micro crustaceans (Daphniidae and... 41137
6203 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In a Brazilian reservoir, an experimental study reports predation of Limnoperna fortunei... 41137
6204 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A In South America, commercially valuable species like Pterodoras granulosus and... 29413
6205 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field An observational study in the upper Uruguay River found that 22 fish species consumed... 41154
6206 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field An observational study in the upper Uruguay River reported that the golden mussel (Limnoperna... 41154
6207 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A Limnoperna fortunei selectively grazes Chlorophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Chrysophyceae... 41166
6208 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In the Itaipu reservoir, Limnoperna fortunei was observed in the digestive tract of pacu... 41173
6209 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In the lower Uruguay River, 28 out of the 81 species in the fish assemblage consumed Limnoperna... 41174
6210 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In the Salto Grande reservoir, Siluriformes and Catathyridium jenynsii preferentially fed... 41197
6211 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A In South America, Megaleporinus obtusidens, M. macrocephalus, Leporinus... 41203
6212 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Through isotope analysis, particulate organic matter was identified as the primary food source for... 41222
6213 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field A field study of fish diets in the Itaipu reservoir found that Limnoperna fortunei was... 29391
6214 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Experimental Laboratory Limnoperna fortunei selectively grazes single cell Microcystis and preferentially... 29435
6215 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Experimental Laboratory Limnoperna fortunei veligers are a significant component in the diet of Prochilodus... 29441
6216 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Experimental Laboratory In mesocosm experiments, Limnoperna fortunei reduced the density of zooplankton through... 29442
6217 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In the Paraná River, South America, Limnoperna fortunei selectively grazes for zooplankton... 29443
6895 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Experimental Laboratory Copepodites experienced 30% mortality in Limnoperna fortunei treatments, compared to... 42076
7232 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In the Paraná River basin, native fish frequently prey on Limnoperna fortunei. 42200
7233 Limnoperna fortunei Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In Volta Grande, Leporinus friderici diet is almost exclusively composed of Limnoperna... 42200

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