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Oases of endemism: Regional aquifer desert springs serve as biodiversity hotspots preserving vulnerable endemic taxa in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert regions

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Spring ecosystems in arid regions often serve as crucial biodiversity hotspots by providing some of the only reliable sources of surface water. However, anthropogenic activities and climate change have severely degraded spring ecosystems worldwide, emphasizing the need for large‐scale multidisciplinary studies informing conservation efforts ...
Matthew J. Forrest, Donald W. Sada, Matthew S. Edwards, Robert K. Burton, Richard D. Norris   +4 more
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Levantamento malacológico da Bacia Hidrográfica do Lago Soledade, Ouro Branco, (Minas Gerais, Brasil) Malacological survey at the Soledade Lake, in Ouro Branco (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1994
Em estudo malacológico realizado na Bacia Hidrográfica do Lago Soledade, Ouro Branco, MG, no período de setembro de 1986 a março de 1991, foram coletados 46.579 moluscos, representados por 07 espécies de 05 famílias.
Roney Elias da Silva, Alan Lane de Melo, Leógenes Horácio Pereira, Lilian Fontes Frederico   +3 more
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Predatory decapods for biological control of pest snails: Ecological, behavioural and mechanical aspects

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April–June 2026.
A food‐choice experiment illustrating that monosex decapods can serve as efficient biological control agents against parasite‐transmitting snails in aquaculture systems. We presented prawns and crayfish to four pest snail species with varying shell characteristics and quantified their predation preferences and traits. We show that the force required to
Sharon Moscovitz, Shai Avraham Shaked, Ayal Moshe Green, Dmitry Portnikov, Haim Kalman, Assaf Barki, Hanoch Glassner, Ariel Emanual, Eliahu David Aflalo, Amir Sagi, Ofer Ovadia   +10 more
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Apparent competition through facilitation between Melanoides tuberculata and Biomphalaria glabrata and the control of schistosomiasis [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003
Interactions between two species that result in reduced growth rates for both and extinction of one of the species are generally considered cases of asymmetric interspecific competition. Exploitative or interference competition is the usual mechanism invoked.
Giovanelli, Alexandre, Vieira, Marcus Vinicius, Silva, Cesar Luiz Pinto Ayres Coelho da   +2 more
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Trauma-induced, in utero hyperstrophy in Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) [PDF]

Journal of Molluscan Studies, 1998
12. WARD, P.I., GOATER, C.P. & MIKOS, M. 1997. Biol. J. Linn. Soc, 61:139-149. 13. DUSSART, G.BJ. 1987. Am. Malac. BulL,S: 65-72. 14. ECKBLAD, J.W. 1973. Hydrobiologia, 41:199-219. 15. ADAM, M.E. & LEWIS, J.W. 1992. J. MolL Stud., 58:227-231. 16. SPSS (1990) Base System User's Guide. SPSS, Chicago. 17. VON ENDE, C.N. 1993.
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Using Natural History Collections to Determine the Relative Changes in Diversity and Distribution of Freshwater Molluscs in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology, Volume 64, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Research using natural history collections to track anthropogenic activities has recently been on the rise. Natural history collections have been utilised beyond their traditional taxonomic and systematic roles, generating data that shape present and future research.
Matabaro Ziganira, Matthew J. Burnett, Wynand Malherbe, Colleen T. Downs   +3 more
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Between Droughts and Floods: The Seasonal Response of Freshwater Snails in Artificial Reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid Region

Population Ecology, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2026.
We investigate the seasonal dynamics of two freshwater snails, Biomphalaria straminea and Melanoides tuberculata, in artificial reservoirs of the Brazilian semiarid region. Despite regulated hydrology, B. straminea exhibited strong seasonal fluctuations associated with dry periods, while M. tuberculata maintained stable populations throughout the year,
Lucas Henrique Sousa da Silva, João Hemerson de Sousa, Adriana Josefa da Rocha, Manuella Feitosa Leal, Lucas Ariel de Sousa Aguiar, Tamaris Gimenez Pinheiro, Edson Lourenço da Silva   +6 more
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Population dynamics of aquatic snails in Pampulha reservoir

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1987
An attempt was made to determine more accurately the density of molluskan populations in the Pampulha reservoir, using the quadrate method, intending to detect the fluctuation of the populations density, the habitat conditions and the possible ...
J. R. Freitas, L. C. Bedê, P. de Marco Júnior, L. A. Rocha, M. B. L. Santos   +4 more
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Habitat Structure Shapes Mollusc Assemblages in an Urban Semiarid River: Implications for Conservation and Public Health

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Fine‐scale environmental drivers shape freshwater mollusc assemblages in urban semiarid rivers. We examined how substrate composition and water chemistry influence mollusc richness and abundance along a polluted stretch of a river in the Brazilian semiarid region. Surveys at five sites recorded 2479 individuals.
Lucas Ariel Sousa Aguiar, Lucas Henrique Sousa Silva, Manuella Feitosa Leal, Edson Lourenço Silva, Tamaris Gimenez Pinheiro   +4 more
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Melanoides tuberculata

, 2015
Published as part of Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), pp.
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