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

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
6244 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A In the Río de la Plata estuary, Limnoperna fortunei occupies a vacant niche as a... 29413
6246 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A Invasion by Limnoperna fortunei in the Río de la Plata system has positively impacted fish... 29413
6305 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A Limnoperna fortunei is a significant problem for water transfer facilities, industrial... 41141
6306 Limnoperna fortunei Other Experimental Laboratory Limnoperna fortunei shells become embedded in hydroelectric plants and increase abrasive... 41155
6307 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A Limnoperna fortunei biofouls 38% of the hydropower plants in Brazil and is responsible for... 41459
6897 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A Decaying Limnoperna fortunei emit a noxious odor. 42077
6898 Limnoperna fortunei Other Observational Field In a study of 15 fish taxa, 11 had veligers of Limnoperna fortunei in their gut, several... 42078
6899 Limnoperna fortunei Other Experimental Laboratory Feeding on veligers of Limnoperna fortunei significantly enhanced the growth of... 29441
6900 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A Positive impacts of Limnoperna fortunei are not limited to fishes that directly consume... 29413
9173 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A The golden mussel purifies the water through biofiltration, reduce phytoplankton abundance, and... 42410
9174 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A Limnoperna fortunei can be used for environmental monitoring of hazardous chemicals... 42410
9175 Limnoperna fortunei Other Anecdotal N/A Limnoperna fortunei colonizes bare substrate and increases habitat complexity. This... 42410

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