Zooplanktophagy in the natural diet and selectivity of the invasive mollusk Limnoperna fortunei

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1647-1659

  Molina, Florencia Rojas ^a   Paggi, Juan César ^a   Devercelli, Melina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dreissena; Eichhornia; Golden mussel; Invasive species; Plankton; Selective feeding

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; COEXISTENCE; DIET; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD SELECTION; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTIVORY; ROOT SYSTEM; STOMACH CONTENT; SYNERGISM; ZOOPLANKTON;

PARANA BASIN; RIO DE LA PLATA;

ALGAE; BOSMINIDAE; CHYDORIDAE; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; EUGLENIDA; LIMNOPERNA FORTUNEI; MOLLUSCA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 77952290339     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9578-1     Document Type: Article

References (72)

1. Ashton PJ, Mitchell DS (1989) Aquatic plants: patterns and modes of invasion, attributes of invading species and assessment of control programmes. In: Drake JA, Mooney HA (eds) Biological invasions: a global perspective. Wiley, New York, pp 111-154.
2. Barrett SCH (1977) Tristyly in Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms water hyacinth. Biotropica 9: 230-238.
3. Barrett SCH, Forno IW (1982) Style morph distribution in new world populations of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach (Water Hyacinth). Aquat Bot 13: 299-306.
4. Boltovskoy D, Cataldo D (1999) Population dinamics of Limnoperna fortunei, an invasive fouling mollusc in the lower Paraná River (Argentina). Biofouling 14: 255-263.
5. Boltovskoy D, Correa N, Cataldo D, Sylvester F (2006) Dispersion and ecological impact of the invasive freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei in the Río de la Plata watershed and beyond. Biol Invasions 8: 947-963.
6. Byers JE, Reichard S, Randall JM, Parker IM, Smith CS, Lonsdale WM, Atkinson IAE, Seastedt TR, Williamson M, Chornesky E, Hayes D (2002) Directing research to reduce the impacts of nonindigenous species. Conserv Biol 16: 630-640.
7. Caparroy P, Høgsbro Thygesen U, Visser AW (2000) Modelling the attack success of planktonic predators: patterns and mechanisms of prey size selectivity. J Plankton Res 22: 1871-1900.
8. Cataldo D, Boltovskoy D (2000) Yearly reproductive activity of Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia) as inferred from the occurrence of its larvae in the plankton of the lower Paraná River and the Río de la Plata estuary (Argentina). Aquat Ecol 34: 307-317.
9. Cataldo D, O'Farrel I, Paolucci E, Boltovskoy D, Sylvester F (2006) Efectos de Limnoperna fortunei sobre el fitoplancton y los nutrientes. Congreso Argentino de Limnología, Chascomús.
10. Chao A, Colwell RK, Chih-Lin C, Gotelli NJ (2009) Sufficient sampling for asymptotic minimum species richness estimator. Ecology 90: 1125-1133.
11. Cosson J, Huitorel P, Barsanti L, Walne PL, Gualtieri P (2001) Flagellar movements and controlling apparatus in flagellates. Crit Rev Plant Sci 20: 297-308.
12. Darrigran G, Ezcurra de Drago I (2000) Invasion of the freshwater mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in South America. Nautilus 114: 69-73.
13. Darrigran G, Pastorino G (1995) The recent introduction of a freshwater asiatic bivalve, Limnoperna fortunei (Mytilidae) into South America. Veliger 38: 171-175.
14. De Oliveira MD, Takeda AM, Fernandes de Barros L, Sávio Barbosa D, Kawakami de Resende E (2006) Invasion by Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) of the Pantanal Wetland, Brazil. Biol Invasions 8(1): 97-104.
15. Di Persia D, Bonetto AA (1997) Nuevas citas de Limnoperna fortunei para la cuenca del río Paraná, Argentina. Neotropica 43: 119-120.
16. Diéguez M, Balseiro E (1998) Colony size in Conochilus hippocrepis: defensive adaptation to predator size. Hydrobiology 387(388): 421-425.
17. Dionisio Pires LM, Jonker RR, van Donk E, Laanbroek HJ (2004) Selective grazing by adults and larvae of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha): aplication of flor cytometry to natural seston. Freshw Biol 49: 116-126.
18. Drago E (1989) Morphological and hydrological characteristics of the floodplain ponds of the Middle Paraná River (Argentina). Rev Hydrobiol Trop 22: 183-190.
19. Dreher Mansur MC, Zani Richinitti LM, Pinheiro dos Santo C (1999) Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), molusco bivalvo invasor, na bacia do Guaíba, Río Grande do Sul, Brasil. Biocienc 7: 147-149.
20. Drenner RW, McComas S (1980) The roles of zooplankter escape ability and fish size selectivity in the selective feeding and impact of planktivorous fish. In: Kerfoot WC (ed) Evolution and ecology of zooplankton communities. University Press of New England, New England, pp 587-593.
21. Dumont HJ, van de Velde I, Dumont S (1975) The dry weight estimate of biomass in a selection of Cladocera, Copepoda and Rotifera from the plankton, periphyton and benthos of continental waters. Oecologia 19: 79-97.
22. Fields DM, Yen J (1997) The escape behavior of marine copepods in response to a quantifiable fluid mechanical disturbance. J Plankton Res 19(9): 1289-1304.
23. François J (1970) Recherches experimentales sur l′ecologie la jacinthe d′eau Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. Dissertation, Faculte Sci. Agronom, Gembloux, Belgium.
24. García Solá E, Leiva Azuaga A, Niveyro G (2000) Evolución de los moluscos invasores "Limnoperna fortunei" en la región. Comunicaciones científicas y tecnológicas 2000. Departamento Físico-Química. Facultad de Ingeniería, UNNE, Argentina.
25. Gilbert JJ (1987) The Polyarthra escape from response: defense against interference from Daphnia. Hydrobiology 147: 235-238.
26. Gilbert JJ (1988) Susceptibilities of ten rotifer species to interference from Daphnia pulex. Ecol 69: 1826-1838.
27. Gladyshev MI, Temeroval TA, Dubovskayal OP, Kolmakov VI, Ivanova EA (1999) Selective grazing on Cryptomonas by Ceriodaphnia quadrangula fed a natural phytoplankton assemblage. Aquat Ecol 33: 347-353.
28. Gliwicz ZM, Pijanowska J (1989) The role of predation in zooplankton succession. In: Sommer U (ed) Plankton ecology. Springer, Berlin, pp 253-296.
29. Gopal B (1987) Water hyacinth. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam.
30. Gurevitch J, Padilla DK (2004) Are invasive species a major cause of extinctions? Trends Ecol Evol 19: 470-474.
31. Hillebrand H, Dürselen C-D, Kirschtel D, Pollingher U, Zohary T (1999) Biovolume calculation for pelagic and benthic microalgae. J Phycol 35: 403-421.
32. Holm LG, Plucknett DL, Pancho JV, Herberger JP (1977) The world's worst weeds. Distribution and biology. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
33. Horgan MJ, Mills EL (1997) Clearance rates and filtering activity of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha): implications for freshwater lakes. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 54: 249-255.
34. Iriondo M (1972) Descripción cuantitativa de dos unidades geomorfológicas de la llanura aluvial del Paraná medio. R. A. Rev Asoc Geol Arg 28: 143-160.
35. Jack JD, Thorp JH (2000) Effects of the benthic suspension feeder Dreissena polymorpha on zooplankton in a large river. Freshw Biol 44: 569-579.
36. José de Paggi S (1981) Variaciones temporales y distribución horizontal del zooplancton en algunos cauces secundarios del río Paraná Medio. Stud Neotropical Fauna Environ 16: 185-199.
37. José de Paggi S (1984) Estudios limnológicos en una sección transversal del tramo medio del río Paraná: distribución estacional del zooplancton. Rev Asoc Cienc Nat Litoral 15: 135-155.
38. José de Paggi S, Paggi JC (2007) Zooplankton. In: Iriondo MH, Paggi JC, Parma MJ (eds) The Middle Paraná River: limnology of a subtropical wetland. Springer, Berlin, pp 229-249.
39. Karatayev AY, Boltovskoy D, Padilla DK, Burlakova LE (2007a) Invasive bivalves Dreissena polymorpha and Limnoperna fortunei: parallels, contrasts, potential spread and invasion impacts. J Shellfish Res 26: 205-213.
40. Karatayev AY, Padilla DK, Minchin D, Boltovskoy D, Burlakova LE (2007b) Changes in global economies and trade: the potential spread of exotic freshwater bivalves. Biol Invasions 9: 161-180.
41. Kerfoot WC, Kellogg DL, Rudi Strickler J (1980) Visual observations of live zooplankters: evasion, escape and chemical defenses. In: Kerfoot WC (ed) Evolution and ecology of zooplankton communities. University Press of New England, London, pp 10-27.
42. Kikuchi T, Takagi M, Tokuhisa E, Suzuki T, Panjaitan W, Yasuno M (1997) Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) as an indicator to show the absence of Anopheles suncaicus larvae. Med Entomology and Zoology 48: 11-18.
43. Leakey RJG, Burkill PH, Sleigh MA (1994) A comparison of fixatives for the estimation of abundance and biovolume of marine planktonic ciliate populations. J Plankton Res 16: 375-389.
44. MacIsaac HJ, Sprule WG, Leach H (1991) Ingestion of small-bodied zooplankton by zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha): can cannibalism on larvae influence population dynamics? Can J Fish Aquat Sci 48: 2051-2060.
45. MacIsaac HJ, Lonnee CJ, Leach JH (1995) Suppression of microzooplankton by zebra mussels: importance of mussel size. Freshw Biol 34: 379-387.
46. Maroñas ME, Darrigran GA, Sendra ED, Breckon G (2003) Shell growth of the golden mussel, Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (Mytilidae) in the Río de la Plata, Argentina. Hydrobiology 495: 41-45.
47. Morton B (1973) Some aspects of the biology and functional morphology of the organs of feeding and digestion of Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker) (Bivalvia: Mytilacea). Malacology 12: 265-281.
48. Morton B (1977) Freshwater fouling bivalves. Fish international corbicula symposium. Christian University, Texas.
49. Naddafi R, Pettersson K, Eklöv P (2007) The effect of seasonal variation in selective feeding by zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on phytoplankton community composition. Freshw Biol 52: 823-842.
50. Oki Y, Ito M, Ueki K (1978) Studies on the growth and reproduction of water hyacinth. Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. Effect of nitrogen sources on the growth and reproduction. Weed Res 23: 120-125.
51. Pace ML, Findlay SEG, Fisher D (1998) Effects of an invasive bivalve on the zooplankton community of the Hudson River. Freshw Biol 39: 103-116.
52. Pastorino G, Darrigran G, Martin S, Lunaschi L (1993) Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (Mytilidae), nuevo bivalvo invasor en aguas del río de La Plata. Neotropica 39: 34.
53. Pimentel D, Lach L, Zuniga R, Morrison D (2000) Environmental and economic costs of nonindigenous species in the United States. Biosci 50: 53-65.
54. Plummer ML (2005) Impact of invasive water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on snail hosts of schistosomiasis in Lake Victoria, East Africa. Eco Health 2: 81-86.
55. Ramonell C, Amsler M, Toniolo H (2000) Geomorfología del cauce principal. In: Paoli C, Schreider M (eds) El río Paraná en su tramo medio. UNL, Santa Fe, pp 173-232.
56. Rojas Molina F, José de Paggi S (2008) Zooplankton in the Paraná River flooplain (South America) before and after the invasion of Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia). Wetl 28: 695-702.
57. Ruiz Téllez T, Martín de Rodrigo López E, Lorenzo Granado G, Albano Pérez E, Morán López R, Sánchez Guzmán JM (2008) The water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes: an invasive plant in the Guadiana River Basin (Spain). Aquat Invasions 3: 42-53.
58. Ruttner-Kolisko A (1977) Suggestions for biomass calculation of plankton rotifers. Arch Hydrobiol 8: 71-76.
59. Simberloff D, Von Holle B (1999) Positive interactions of nonindigenous species: invasional meltdown? Biol Invasions 1: 21-32.
60. Sprung M, Rose U (1988) Influence of food size and food quantity on the feeding of the mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Oecologia 77: 526-532.
61. Strauss RE (1979) Reliability estimates for Ivlev's electivity index, the forage ratio, and proposed linear index of food selection. Trans Am Fish Soc 108: 344-352.
62. Sylvester F, Dorado J, Boltovskoy D, Juárez A, Cataldo D (2005) Filtration rate of the invasive bivalve Limnoperna fortunei as a function of size and temperature. Hydrobiology 534: 71-80.
63. Ten Winkel EH, Davids C (1983) Food selection by Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Freshw Biol 12: 553-558.
64. Thorp JH, Casper AF (2002) Potential effects on zooplankton from species shifts in planktivorous mussels: a field experiment in the St Lawrence River. Freshw Biol 47: 107-119.
65. Utermöhl H (1958) Zur vervollkommnung der quantitativen phytoplankton-methodik. Mitt Int Ver Theoret Angew Limnol 9: 1-38.
66. Villar C, Mercado L, Rodríguez Capítulo A, Bonetto C (1997) Presencia del molusco invasor Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (Bivalvia; Mytilidae) en el Bajo Paraná. Gayana Zoología 61: 87-96.
67. Walton WE (1988) The influence of zooplankton defenses on prey selection by young Chaoborus larvae. J Plankton Res 10: 101-114.
68. Williamson CE (1983) Behavioral interactions between a cyclopoid copepod predator and its prey. J Plankton Res 5: 701-711.
69. Williamson CE (1987) Predator-prey interactions between omnivorous diaptomid copepods and rotifers: the role of prey morphology and behavior. Limnol Oceanogr 32: 167-177.
70. Wong WH, Twining BS (2003) Assimilation of micro- and mesozooplankton by zebra mussels: a demonstration of the food web link between zooplankton and benthic suspension feeders. Limnol Oceanogr 48: 308-312.
71. Yen J, Lenz PH, Gassie DV, Hartline DK (1992) Mechanoreception in marine copepods: electrophysiological studies on the fist antennae. J Plankton Res 14: 495-512.
72. Zar JH (1984) Biostatistical analysis. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.