Alien species
name |
First observed |
Taxon |
Ecofunctional
group |
Origin |
Vector of
introduction |
Salinity range
in native habitats |
Ecological
impact |
Impact
on uses/resources |
|---|
| Acipenser gueldenstaedti | 1962 | Pisces | Fish predacious
| Ponto-Caspian
| Stocking
| Limnetic to Polymixohaline | Hybridization [Oreg.]
Transfer of parasites and diseases [Oreg.]
|
|
| Coregonus nasus | 1960 | Pisces | Fish planktivorous
| Asia, Siberia (inland waters)
| Stocking
| Limnetic | Predation [B.]
Transfer of parasites and diseases [B.]
|
|
| Dreissena polymorpha | 1803 ** | Mollusca | Benthic suspension feeders
| Ponto-Caspian
| Shipping
| Limnetic | Benthic-pelagic interaction [B., Exp., Oreg.]
Bioacummulation [B., Oreg.]
Community dominance [B., Oreg.]
Competition [B., Exp., Oreg.]
Food-prey [B., Oreg.]
Habitat change [B., Exp., Oreg.]
Herbivory [Oreg.]
Transfer of parasites and diseases [Oreg.]
|
|
| Eriocheir sinensis | 1926 | Crustacea | Benthic omnivors
| China Seas
| Shipping
| Limnetic to Polymixohaline | Bioacummulation [B., Oreg.]
Competition [B., Oreg.]
Food-prey [Oreg.]
Habitat change [B., Oreg.]
Herbivory [B.]
Predation [B., Oreg.]
Transfer of parasites and diseases [Oreg.]
|
|
| Gammarus tigrinus | 1975 | Crustacea | Nekto-benthic invertebrates
| North America
| Shipping
| Limnetic to Polymixohaline | Bioacummulation [Exp., Oreg.]
Community dominance [B.]
Competition [B., Oreg.]
Food-prey [B., Oreg.]
Herbivory [Exp.]
Predation [B., Oreg.]
Transfer of parasites and diseases [B.]
|
|
| Potamopyrgus antipodarum | 1887 | Mollusca | Benthic deposit feeders
| Pacific
| Shipping
| Limnetic to Polymixohaline | Community dominance [B.]
Competition [Oreg.]
Food-prey [B., Oreg.]
Herbivory [Oreg.]
Transfer of parasites and diseases [Oreg.]
|
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