Darrigran Gustavo, Damborenea Cristina
CONICET, División Zoología Invertebrados (GIMIP), Museo de La Plata (FCNyM - UNLP), Paseo del Bosque, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
Zoolog Sci. 2011 Jan;28(1):1-7. doi: 10.2108/zsj.28.1.
Limnoperna fortunei, or golden mussel, has invaded aquatic ecosystems in the Americas following it introduction from Southeast Asia. It is not only an aggressive invasive species, it is also a very effective ecosystem engineer, altering both ecosystem structure and function, and causes great ecological and economic impacts. This paper describes its impact as an ecosystem engineer (on benthic communities and the water column). A review of the existing scientific literature is presented, and the impact and the mechanisms by which the golden mussel modifies, maintains, and creates new environmental conditions in the invaded South American inland freshwater environments are analyzed. Understanding the ecosystem engineering roles of L. fortunei is important for its management and/or control in the invaded areas, and in cases of future invasions.
福寿螺，又称金贻贝，自东南亚引入后已入侵美洲的水生生态系统。它不仅是一种极具侵略性的入侵物种，还是一位非常有效的生态系统工程师，改变了生态系统的结构和功能，造成了巨大的生态和经济影响。本文描述了其作为生态系统工程师的影响（对底栖生物群落和水柱）。对现有科学文献进行了综述，并分析了金贻贝在入侵的南美内陆淡水环境中改变、维持和创造新环境条件的影响及机制。了解福寿螺的生态系统工程作用对于在入侵地区对其进行管理和/或控制以及应对未来入侵情况至关重要。
