Can the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) threaten fisheries of temperate lakes? A case study from Lake Dusia, Lithuania

Background.To date, numerous studies of the impact of snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) on invaded ecosystems have been conducted.However, the majority of such studies intended to assess changes induced in macroinvertebrate assemblages, while the possible effects of P.antipodarum on higher trophic levels have not hitherto been studied.Of

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