Project/scholarship details
- Project/scholarship ID
116685
- Reference
PTDC/AAC-AMB/116685/2010
- FundRef URI
- Funder
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
- Funder's country
Portugal
- Funding program
5876-PPCDTI
- Funding amount
185,692.00 €
- Start date
2012-05-01
- End date
2015-08-31
Documents
Análise comparativa das diferentes fontes de recursos utilizadas por uma espéci...
Novais, Adriana AraújoDissertação de mestrado em Ecologia; As invasões biológicas em ecossistemas aquáticos podem provocar modificações profundas na estrutura e funcionamento dos ecossistemas. A espécie Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) tem sido reconhecida como um dos bivalves não nativos mais relevantes em ecossistemas aquáticos devido ao seu comportamento invasor. Esta espécie pode provocar graves impactes ecológicos e económicos...
Influence of the asian clam Corbicula fluminea (bivalvia : corbiculidae) on est...
Ilarri, Martina I.; Souza, A. T.; Antunes, C.; Guilhermino, Lúcia; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesSupplementary data related to this article can be found at: http:// dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.03.017; One of the most widespread invasive alien species (IAS) in aquatic ecosystems is the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea. Several studies have shown that C. fluminea can cause large-scale changes in macrozoobenthic assemblages; however, very few attempted to investigate the effects of this IAS on mobile epibenth...
Empty native and invasive bivalve shells as benthic habitat modifiers in a larg...
Bódis, E.; Tóth, B.; Szekeres, J.; Borza, P.; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesBivalves are remarkable ecosystem engineers and their long-lasting shells may provide important physical structures for benthic organisms. In the last decades the Danube River has experienced great changes in the bivalve fauna, i.e. several native species have been declining and several invasive species have been introduced. The invasive Corbicula fluminea and Sinanodonta woodiana are now widespread and produce...
Biology and conservation of freshwater bivalves : past, present and future pers...
Lima, Manuel Lopes; Teixeira, Amílcar; Froufe, Elsa; Lopes, Anabela; Varandas, Simone; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesFreshwater bivalves have been highly threatened by human activities, and recently their global decline has been causing conservational and social concern. In this paper, we review the most important research events in freshwater bivalve biology calling attention to the main scientific achievements. A great bias exists in the research effort, with much more information available for bivalve species belonging to ...
Freshwater mollusc assemblages and habitat associations in the Danube River dra...
Bódis, Erika; Tóth, Bence; Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes1. Native freshwater mollusc diversity has been declining over the past decades. For developing efficient conservation management plans for molluscs, it is especially important to identify areas with high native biodiversity. 2. The River Danube is one of the most important freshwater ecosystems in Europe and should receive special attention. The main objective of this work was to characterize the composition, ...
Effects of the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) on an estuarine ...
Novais, Adriana; Souza, Allan T.; Ilarri, Martina; Pascoal, Cláudia; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesThe Asian clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) is well recognized for its invasive behavior and high ecological and economic impacts, being classified as one of the 100 worst invasive alien species (IAS) in Europe. In this study, we performed a manipulative experiment under natural conditions to assess the effects of C. fluminea on sediments biochemistry and on the structure of an estuarine microbial (fungi a...
Invasive species as resource subsidies: functional importance
Novais, Adriana AraújoPhD Thesis in Molecular and Environmental Biology (Specialization in Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology); Biological invasions are one of the main threats to global biodiversity, causing profound changes in ecosystems structure and functioning. So, understanding the functional impact of invasive alien species (IAS) is a major goal in ecology and conservation biology. Recent advances have shown that assimilator...
Effects of invasive clam (Corbicula fluminea) die-offs on the structure and fun...
Novais, Adriana; Batista, Daniela Miranda; Cássio, Fernanda; Pascoal, Cláudia; Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes1. Freshwater ecosystems are highly susceptible to the impacts of global climate change, including extreme events such as floods and droughts. These impacts may be influenced by the presence of widespread invasive alien species, such as the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea (Cyrenidae). 2. The high density and biomass attained by C. fluminea in the Minho River (NW Iberian Peninsula) are responsible for several ecol...
Effects of invasive aquatic carrion on soil chemistry and terrestrial microbial...
Novais, Adriana; Pascoal, Cláudia; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesCarrion plays a crucial role in the recycling of nutrients and organic matter in ecosystems. Yet, despite their ecological importance, studies addressing the relevance of carrion originated from invasive alien species (IAS) in the interface between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are uncommon, especially those assessing belowground effects. In this study, we carried out a manipulative experiment to assess th...
Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and futur...
Lima, Manuel Lopes; Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes; Geist, Juergen; Aldridge, David C.; Araujo, Rafael; Bergengren, Jakob; Bespalaya, Yulia; Bódis, ErikaFreshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status of the 16 currently recognized species in Europe, collating for the first time their life-history traits, distribution, conservation status, habitat preferences, and main threats in order to suggest future management actions. In northern,...
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