Abstract
The conquest (and avoidance?) of the brackish environment by Ponto-Caspian amphipods: A case study of the German Baltic Sea
Highlights
The invasion of Ponto-Caspian species into the inland waters of Central Europe since the mid of the 19th century involved a dramatic faunal change
The question came up, why other potentially brackish water species failed to colonise mesohaline waters they partially arrived in the investigation area several decades ago (e.g. Chelicorophium curvispinum and Echinogammarus ischnus)
Twenty-five amphipod species were detected during the campaigns in 2016 and 2017
Summary
The invasion of Ponto-Caspian species into the inland waters of Central Europe since the mid of the 19th century involved a dramatic faunal change. Bij de Vaate et al (2002) describe three different introduction routes for aquatic invertebrates of Ponto-Caspian origin: the northern corridor (from the River Volga via River Neva to the Baltic Sea), the central corridor (from the River Dnieper via River Weichsel and Oder to the Baltic Sea and further via the rivers Elbe and Rhine to the North Sea) and the southern corridor as youngest connection (Main-Danube channel since 1992) from the River Danube into the tributaries of the North and Baltic Seas. The most prominent and successful species using this way is the amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (see Rewicz et al 2014).
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