Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

First Finding of the Invasive Amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus in the Basin of Lake Vodlozero (Russia)

  • Published:
Inland Water Biology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The presence of the invasive amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus (Stebbing, 1899) has been established for the first time in the watercourse of the basin of Lake Vodlozero (Novguda River, a tributary of the Ileksa River), which is located on the territory of the Vodlozersky National Park (northwestern Russia). The new habitat is at a considerable distance from the previously known ones. The shortest route through water bodies (Ileksa River–Vodlozero Lake–Sukhaya Vodla River–Vodla River–Onega Lake) is about 180 km. This raises questions about the path and mode of spread of the invasive species. Along with migration through water bodies, it is proposed to consider the version of introduction of amphipods by tourists, in particular fishermen, with equipment or bait. A detailed survey of the littoral zone of Lake Vodlozero is recommended to determine the extent of the invasive settlement.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. Barbashova, M.A., Trifonova, M.S., and Kurashov, E.A., Features of the spatial distribution of invasive species of Amphipods in the littoral of Lake Ladoga, Russ. J. Biol. Invas., 2021, vol. 12, pp. 136–147.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Baryshev, I.A., Finding of the invasive Amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus (Stebbing, 1899) in watercourses of the Lake Onega basin, Russ. J. Biol. Invas., 2021, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 337. https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111721040020

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Baryshev, I.A., Makrozoobentos rek Vostochnoi Fennoskandii (Macrozoobenthos of the Rivers of East Fennoscandia), Petrozavodsk: Karel. Nauchn. Tsentr Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2023.

  4. Berezina, N.A. and Panov, V.E., Establishment of the Baikalian amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus (Amphipoda, Crustacea) in Lake Onega, Zool. Zh., 2003, vol. 82, no. 6, p. 731.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Berezina, N.A., Zhakova, L.V., Zaporozhets, N.V., and Panov, V.E., Key role of the amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus in reed beds of Lake Ladoga, Boreal Environ. Res., 2009, vol. 14, p. 404.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Dgebuadze, Yu.Yu., Petrozyan, V.G., and Khlyap, L.A., Samye opasnye invazionnye vidy Rossii (TOP-100) (The Most Dangerous Invasive Species in Russia (TOP-100)), Moscow: KMK, 2018.

  7. Kaufman, Z.S., Some aspects of the fauna formation in Lakes Ladoga and Onega, Tr. Karel. Nauchn. Tsentra Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2011, no. 4, p. 64.

  8. Kulikova, T.P. and Ryabinkin, A.V., Zooplankton and macrozoobenthos of small water bodies of different types of landscapes in South Karelia, Tr. Karel. Nauchn. Tsentra, Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2015, no. 6, p. 47. https://doi.org/10.17076/bg25

  9. Kurashov, E.A., Barbashova, M.A., Barkov, D.V., et al., Invasive amphipods as a factor of transformation of Lake Ladoga ecosystems, Russ. J. Biol. Invas., 2012, vol. 3, pp. 202–212.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Opredelitel’ zooplanktona i zoobentosa presnykh vod Evropeiskoi Rossii. T. 2. Zoobentos (Identification Keys to Zooplankton and Zoobenthos from the Fresh Waters of European Russia. Vol. 2. Zoobenthos), Moscow: KMK, 2016.

  11. Otsenka sovremennogo sostoyaniya i dinamiki ekosistemy Vodlozera v usloviyakh izmenivshegosya gidrologicheskogo rezhima (Assessment of the Current State and Dynamics of the Vodlozero Ecosystem under the Conditions of a Changed Hydrological Regime), Petrozavodsk: Inst. Vodn. Probl. Sev. Karel. Nauchn. Tsentra Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2006.

  12. Petrova, L.P. and Kudersky, L.A., Vodlozero: priroda, ryby, rybnyi promysel (Lake Vodlozero: Nature, Fish and Fishing), Petrozavodsk: Karel. Nauchn. Tsentr Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2006.

  13. Savosin, E.S. and Kuchko, Ya.A., Zooplankton and zoobenthos Lake Gimolsky (Western Kareliya), Rybov. Rybn. Khoz., 2018, vol. 8, no. 151, p. 23.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Schlaepfer, M.A., Sax, D.F., and Olden, J.D., The potential conservation value of non-native species, Conserv. Biol., 2010, vol. 25, p. 428. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01646.x

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Walther, G.R., Roques, A., Hulme, P.E., et al., Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities, Trends Ecol. Evol., 2009, vol. 24, p. 686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.008

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to the staff of the Vodlozersky National Park and personally to E.V. Kulebyakina for assistance in organizing the studies.

Funding

This study was conducted as part of the State Task of the Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, no. FMEN-2022-0007.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia

    I. A. Baryshev

Authors
  1. I. A. Baryshev
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to I. A. Baryshev.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interests. The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest.

Statement on the welfare of animals. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.

Additional information

Translated by N. Ruban

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Baryshev, I.A. First Finding of the Invasive Amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus in the Basin of Lake Vodlozero (Russia). Inland Water Biol 16, 860–862 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S199508292305005X

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S199508292305005X

Keywords:

Search

Navigation