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Targeting clams: insights into the invasive potential and current and future distribution of Asian clams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2018

PAOLA REYNA*
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA) CONICET. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, CP5000, Córdoba, Argentina
JAVIER NORI
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA) CONICET. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, CP5000, Córdoba, Argentina Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Rondeau 798, (5000A) Córdoba, Argentina
MARÍA L. BALLESTEROS
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA) CONICET. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, CP5000, Córdoba, Argentina
ANDREA C. HUED
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA) CONICET. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, CP5000, Córdoba, Argentina
MARCOS TATIÁN
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Córdoba, Argentina Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA) CONICET. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, CP5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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*Correspondence: Paola Reyna Email: reynasandrip@gmail.com
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Summary

Bivalves are among the main groups of invasive freshwater species, with the Asian clam genus Corbicula in particular being widely distributed. While global studies have focused on Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774), the invasive potential of Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844) and Corbicula fluminalis (Müller, 1774) is still unknown. The spread of invasive species may be intensified by climate change. We estimated and compared environmentally suitable areas for these species under hypothetical climate scenarios, generating global maps of invasion risk. We found large climatically suitable areas for C. largillierti and C. fluminalis (under species distribution models) and that their invasive potential is currently underestimated. The analysis revealed many areas in which changing climate may favour the invasion of Corbicula spp.

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Table 1 Corbicula spp. evaluation statistics and levels of variable importance (mean ± SD). TSS = true skill statistic; AUC = area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; ALT = altitude; MDR = mean diurnal range; MTW = maximum temperature of warmest month; MTC = minimum temperature of coldest month; PWQ = precipitation of wettest quarter; PDQ = precipitation of driest quarter.

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Figure 1 Maps of global invasion risk of (a) Corbicula largillierti, (b) Corbicula fluminalis and (c) Corbicula fluminea.

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Figure 2 Maps of shifts of future distributions of Corbicula spp. showing differences between current and future scenarios. Colour scale indicates expansion (black), stable distribution (grey) and retraction (white). (a) Corbicula largillierti, (b) Corbicula fluminalis and (c) Corbicula fluminea.

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Figure 3 PCA-env niche overlap between Corbicula spp. (a) Corbicula largillierti and Corbicula fluminea, (b) C. fluminea and Corbicula fluminalis and (c) C. largillierti and C. fluminalis. The solid and the dashed lines correspond to 100% and 50%, respectively, of the available environment for each range of Corbicula spp. considered in the analysis.

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