Biological control of invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in a freshwater ecosystem through Potamon ibericum

dc.contributor.authorKuşku, Halit
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T19:32:29Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T19:32:29Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn the present study, possible effects of using Potamon ibericum for the prevention of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion in a freshwater ecosystem were investigated. In a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) supplied with aerated freshwater, 3 individuals of P. ibericum were placed in each of 3 aquariums provided by 100 zebra mussels. Throughout the 90-day monitoring study, mussel consumption was visually counted and then new mussels were introduced daily to complete the number of mussels to hundred, repeatedly each day. Throughout the monitoring study, growth rates, number of mussels consumed, and the number of broken mussel shell pieces were determined. Daily consumption rate of mussels by each crab was recorded as 11.115, 11.104, and 11.107 mussel/crab in the 3 experimental groups, respectively. The consumption rate of mussels per crab was counted as 999.78 over the 90-days experiment. As a result, the findings of this study provide strong evidence that P. ibericum can be used for biological control to combat zebra mussel (D. polymorpha) invasion in a freshwater ecosystem.
dc.identifier.doi10.3153/AR22002
dc.identifier.endpage19
dc.identifier.issn2618-6365
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage11
dc.identifier.trdizinid501130
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3153/AR22002
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/501130
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/16307
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAquatic Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TRD_20250125
dc.subjectBiyoloji
dc.subjectDeniz ve Tatlı Su Biyolojisi
dc.titleBiological control of invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in a freshwater ecosystem through Potamon ibericum
dc.typeArticle

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