Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(basket clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
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10 results for Corbicula fluminea (basket clam)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2659 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Corbicula suppressed phytoplankton chlorophyll a. 13212
2662 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Experimental N/A A model estimated a 70% loss of phytoplankton biomass, due to the filtration by Corbicula... 33137
2663 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Phytoplankton decline was observed in a river, and potentially in other European and North American... 33134
2667 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In field studies, increasing abundance of Corbicula was negatively associated with the... 20606
5449 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A Modest to dramatic declines in phytoplankton or seston have been seen in heavily infested habitats... 13063
5451 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A dense populations of Corbicula may ingest large numbers of unionid sperm, glochidia and newly... 13063
5464 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Corbicula removed 30% of the phytoplankton chlorophyll in 2 hours 13212
5485 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Observational Field increased observation of ducks in the mudflats, speculation they were eating Corbicula 12216
5486 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A sturgeon are documented to consume Corbicula 12216
9536 Corbicula fluminea Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In San Francisco Baby, Acipenser transmontanus have been recorded to prey upon... 43005

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