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Dikerogammarus villosus (Crustacea : Amphipoda): another invasive species in Lake Geneva

Loïc Bollache

subject

Fishery[SDV.EE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environmentAmphipodaEcologyDikerogammarus villosusBiologybiology.organism_classificationFreshwater ecosystemCrustaceanEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsInvasive speciesComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS[ SDV.EE ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment

description

According to field observations performed in 2002 and 2003, the amphipod species Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) is now well established in Lake Geneva. The author predicts that this and future invasions by D. villosus will have serious effects on freshwater ecosystems.

https://hal.science/hal-01653107