Hydrological stress as a limiting factor of the invasion of Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) in the Upper Paraná River (Brazil) Estresse hidrológico como fator limitante para a invasão de Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker,1857) no Alto Rio Paraná (Brasil)
Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), is an asiatic mussel that arrived in South America in 1991. Since 2004, we have noticed that the advance of this species in the lower Paranaíba River, a tributary of the Upper Paraná River, is slow when compared to the average speed of 240 km/year in the Paraná Ri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Limnologia
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2012000100007 |