| Title | The invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in Polish rivers: the importance of thermal discharge from power plants for its spread. |
| Abstract | So far in Poland, the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea has been reported
from the Oder (Odra) and Vistula River. Its new population
has been discovered in the Warta-Gop?o Canal in Konin
(central Poland), where water temperature can reach 34°C, as the
canal is a part of a power plant lake cooling system. The spatial
distribution of C. fluminea was found to be very uneven and that
is probably why this species was not found during earlier research.
The highest density of C. fluminea was 78 ind.·m-2 at the site where
water flow was the fastest (2.49 m·s-1), providing sufficient oxygenation
of the water. The results suggest that existing information
about the distribution of C. fluminea may be far from complete
because the clam can be present also in the habitats that were not
regarded as suitable for the species according to earlier reports,
and therefore have not been monitored for its presence. |
| Source | Polish Journal of Ecology 66, pp. 70–75 |
| Keywords | environmental conditionsalien speciesinvasive speciesexpansionCorbicula flumineaUnionidae |
| Journal | Polish Journal of Ecology |
| Editor | Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office., Dziekanów Lesny, Polonia |
| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.3161/15052249PJE2018.66.1.008 |
| Authors | Urbanska M, Andrzejewski W, Riccardi N, Gierszal H, Golski J |
| Text | 387011 2018 10.3161/15052249PJE2018.66.1.008 environmental conditions alien species invasive species expansion Corbicula fluminea Unionidae The invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in Polish rivers the importance of thermal discharge from power plants for its spread. Urbanska M, Andrzejewski W, Riccardi N, Gierszal H, Golski J 1 Department of Zoology, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Pozna University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60 637 Pozna , Poland 2 Department of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Pozna University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60 637 Pozna , Poland 3 Institute of Ecosystem Study, National Research Council, 28922 Verbania Pallanza, Italy 4 Department of Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61 614 Pozna , Poland So far in Poland, the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea has been reported from the Oder Odra and Vistula River. Its new population has been discovered in the Warta Gop o Canal in Konin central Poland , where water temperature can reach 34°C, as the canal is a part of a power plant lake cooling system. The spatial distribution of C. fluminea was found to be very uneven and that is probably why this species was not found during earlier research. The highest density of C. fluminea was 78 ind.·m 2 at the site where water flow was the fastest 2.49 m·s 1 , providing sufficient oxygenation of the water. The results suggest that existing information about the distribution of C. fluminea may be far from complete because the clam can be present also in the habitats that were not regarded as suitable for the species according to earlier reports, and therefore have not been monitored for its presence. 66 Published version The invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in Polish rivers the importance of thermal discharge from power plants for its spread urbanska et al_2018_corbicula.pdf Articolo in rivista Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office. 1505 2249 Polish Journal of Ecology Polish Journal of Ecology Pol. J. Ecol. nicolettarita.riccardi RICCARDI NICOLETTA RITA |
