Invasion dynamics of the snail Pseudoplotia scabra in Lake Kinneret

Joseph Heller, Adina Dolev, Tamar Zohary*, Gideon Gal

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Abstract

The freshwater snail Pseudoplotia scabra Müller (Thiaridae) was first spotted in Lake Kinneret, Israel, in the mid 2000s. In a series of field surveys we followed its spread, documenting how by the end of 2010 this invasive mollusc formed >95 % of the snails in Lake Kinneret, nearly eradicating four native species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-12
Number of pages6
JournalBiological Invasions
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Alien species
  • Human-accompanied species
  • Melanoides
  • Melanopsis
  • Substrate
  • Theodoxus
  • Thiara

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