Sustainable Management of High-Impact Non-Native Molluscs and Their Potential Commercial Importance in the Eastern Adriatic Sea

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Nerlovic, Vedrana, Mrcelic, Gorana Jelic, Dogan, Alper
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: high impact; marine non-native species; molluscs; ecosystem services; management; the Adriatic Sea; Croatia; Anadara-Kagoshimensis Bivalvia; Oyster Crassostrea-Gigas; Veined Rapa Whelk; Musculista-Senhousia; Ruditapes-Philippinarum; Brachidontes-Pharaonis; Arcuatula-Senhousia; Marine Mollusks; Transversa Say; Rapa; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11454/91351; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411384

Molluscs, especially bivalves, play an important role in food production and are the dominant group in mariculture worldwide. They are also an important component of the marine ecosystem, influencing the food web and nutrient cycling, as well as creating and modifying habitats. In the Mediterranean...