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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis is commonly used for the assessment of consumer diets and the reconstruction of food webs in ecosystems. In invasion biology, this method is an effective tool for understanding the ecological consequences of invasions and studying the trophic relationships between native and alien species. In this paper, the diets of the invasive river snail Viviparus viviparus and the native Radix auricularia and Lymnaea stagnalis in the mesotrophic and hypereutrophic reaches of the Novosibirsk Reservoir (the Upper Ob basin) were investigated. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in mollusk tissues as well as in their trophic resources (phytoplankton, detritus, macrophytes and periphyton) were measured. Independently from trophic status of the reservoir sites, the isotopic niches of alien and native mollusks did not overlap. In the Novosibirsk Reservoir, river snails are most numerous among large benthic organisms capable of filter feeding and potentially able to provide ecological services for bottom water purification. The present study showed the role of river snails in carbon and nitrogen deposition, as well as in redirection of nutrients from the water column to bottom sediments.
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Yanygina, L.V. Trophic position of the invasive mollusc Viviparus viviparus in the Novosibirsk Reservoir and its role in nutrient cycling. Hydrobiologia (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05364-7
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