Interacciones entre el mejillón dorado y macroinvertebrados bentónicos nativos del Río Uruguay

The ecosystem effects of Limnoperna fortunei have been studied nationally in recent years. However, the interactions that this invader establishes with native benthic fauna not determined detail. objective study was to collect information on between golden mussel and macroinvertebrates Uruguay River, through (a) bibliographic survey, (b) photographic record obtained field (c) analysis data from an experiment colonization carried out previously rocky shores river. reported bibliography mainly referred direct L. biofouling bivalve gastropod species, a potential negative effect for these individuals. documentation specifically made it possible report first time region, interaction Spongillidae family, which porifers cover suffocate already settled mussels. Finally, situ, found generates indirect some macroinvertebrates. According analysis, high abundance mussels is related reduction abundances two dominant groups river, such as gastropods dipterans.