Abstract Freshwater bivalves are key faunal elements of aquatic ecosystems. Native species declines paralleled by increasing distribution and abundances non-native species. Appropriate management both groups depends on knowledge their interactions, which remains limited. Herein, we systematically review the current status native in Europe, analyzing functional interactions as well niche overlap...

The comet assay was used to study the sensitivity of the widely distributed freshwater bivalve mollusk Corbicula fluminea to the DNA-damaging alkylating-agent methylmethane sulfonate (MMS). This study was undertaken to ascertain if C. fluminea is a good bioindicator of pollutants in aquatic environments and identify which C. fluminea tissue is most effective and practical for genotoxicity studi...