Biodiversity census of Lake St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa): Gastropod molluscs [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2014 The recent dry phase experienced by the St Lucia estuarine system has led to unprecedented desiccation and hypersaline conditions through most of its surface area. This has changed only recently, at the end of 2011, with the onset of a new wet phase that
Renzo Perissinotto +3 more
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Aquatic Invasions, 2009 * Corresponding author Abstract The Tuxpam and Tecolutla rivers in the Gulf of Mexico, are located in the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot and support different human activities: crude oil extraction, agriculture and livestock, that provoke ...
E. López-López +3 more
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First report of Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816) (Gastropoda: Thiaridae) from Africa [PDF]
Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2002 C. Appleton, D. S. Nadasan
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Three reasons why expanded use of natural enemy solutions may offer sustainable control of human infections. [PDF]
People Nat (Hoboken), 2022 Abstract Many infectious pathogens spend a significant portion of their life cycles in the environment or in animal hosts, where ecological interactions with natural enemies may influence pathogen transmission to people. Yet, our understanding of natural enemy opportunities for human disease control is lacking, despite widespread uptake and success of ...
Jones IJ, Sokolow SH, De Leo GA.
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Effects of river regulation on aquatic invertebrate community composition: A comparative analysis in two southern African rivers. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study compared aquatic invertebrate communities between a regulated and unregulated river and sought to determine whether the largest inland lake of the region, which receives water from both rivers, resembles the aquatic invertebrate communities of either river.
de Necker L +5 more
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A Method for Conveying Confidence in iNaturalist Observations: A Case Study Using Non-Native Marine Species. [PDF]
Ecol EvolData quality, reliability and accuracy have long been recognised as barriers to unlocking the full potential of citizen science derived data. This study developed a score to assign confidence in iNaturalist observations and streamline the verification process.
Ackland SJ, Richardson DM, Robinson TB.
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Stay in shape: Assessing the adaptive potential of shell morphology and its sensitivity to temperature in the invasive New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum through phenotypic plasticity and natural selection in Europe. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 In invasive populations of the New Zealand Mud Snail in Europe shell morphology, which is fitness relevant, is sensitive to temperature. The genetic variation underlying size and shape is very limited. As temperature is obviously not the sole factor influencing shell morphology, their interaction will probably not be a factor limiting population ...
Männer L, Mundinger C, Haase M.
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Gastropods alien to South Africa cause severe environmental harm in their global alien ranges across habitats. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2018 This study assesses global impacts of alien gastropods using two novel impact scoring schemes to compare impact severity between species, as well as environmental and socioeconomic impacts, and to understand how impacts relate to habitats, impact mechanisms, and life‐history traits.
Kesner D, Kumschick S.
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Identifying potential emerging invasive non‐native species from the freshwater pet trade
People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 1948-1961, December 2023., 2023 Abstract An increasingly globalised world has facilitated the movement of non‐native species (NNS) via the poorly regulated international pet trade. While focus is increasingly being placed on preventative action to combat invasive NNS—often cheaper and less difficult than the management of established populations—successful prevention requires ...
James W. E. Dickey +5 more
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