15 results for Corbicula fluminea (basket clam)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Geographic Location Reference
2666 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Experimental Laboratory Experimental results strongly suggest that Corbicula has important impacts on carbon dynamics. Feeding and metabolism by Corbicula may have significant impacts on the concentration of stored organic matter in stream sediments. 13127
2675 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Corbicula fluminea can be considered as an intermediate sediment reworker. It is suggested that bioturbation was mainly induced by the pedal-feeding activity of the clams. Bioturbation affects the way that biogeochemical fluxes are mediated at the substratum–water interface. 33133
5386 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Alteration of substrate habitat by Corbicula fluminea via sediment disturbance and slow shell decay rates may also shift benthic community structures Minho River, NW Iberian Peninsula 38691
5387 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Observational Field In four Brazilian reservoirs, sites invaded by Corbicula fluminea where benthic communities were once dominated by soft sediment taxa were instead dominated by an invasive gastropod Brazil 38695
5452 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Corbicula actively disturbs sediments, potentially reducing habitat for native bivalves North America 13063
5468 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A at very high density the burrowing activity of Corbicula may uproot unionids in sandy sediments 33099
5469 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A suspension and deposit feeding by Corbicula may negatively impact juvenile recruitment of unionids 33099
5471 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A bioturbation by Corbicula could reduce available habitat for sphaeriids 33099
5474 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Corbicula contributed to sediment deposition and shell deposition and also clasticized suspended sediments with their mucus forming sediment bars California, Delta-Mendota Canal 12028
5493 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Experimental Field shells can provide valuable hard surfaces for species that prefer structured habitats such as Caenis sp. Lake Constance, Central Europe 32515
8219 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Reductions in phytoplankton abundance by 40-60% in a roughly 7 km stretch of the Potomac River, MD, relative to upstream and downstream segments. This was likely due to the very high densities of Corbicula fluminea in this stretch (an increase from 1.2 clams/m2 in 1977 to 1,467 clams/m2 in 1981) and the high filter feeding rates that were observed. Potomac River, Maryland, USA 13212
8220 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Following the introduction of Corbicula fluminea to the Potomac River Estuary, a series of ecosystem-level changes appeared to occur, including increased water clarity followed by growth of fish, bird, and submerged aquatic plant populations, all of which evidently reversed with the decline of C. fluminea populations. Potomac River, Maryland, USA 23988
8221 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Due to its ability to both filter feed and pedal feed, Corbicula fluminea can alter the abundance of organic matter in the sediment depending on its primary source of food at a given time. Goose Crook, Virginia, USA 13127
8222 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Higher levels of nitrogen, ammonia (NH3), and orthophosphate (PO4) in feces and pseudofeces, as well as the chemical releases following Corbicula fluminea summer die-offs, could alter nutrient cycling in freshwater systems. Flint River, Georgia, USA 28157
9481 Corbicula fluminea Habitat Alteration Observational Field Colonies of Corbicula fluminea can alter benthic communities with streams which changes habitat for native mussels. 42195

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