Establishment risk of invasive golden mussel in a water diversion project: An assessment framework.

ABSTRACT: Inter-basin water diversion projects have led to accelerated colonization of aquatic organisms, including the freshwater golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei), exacerbating global biofouling concerns. While the influence of environmental factors on the mussel's invasion and biofouling impact has been studied, quantitative correlations and underlying mechanisms remain unclear, particularly in large-scale inter-basin water diversion projects with diverse hydrodynamic and environmental conditions. Here, we examine the comprehensive impact of environmental variables on the establishment risk of the golden mussel in China's 1432-km-long Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Logistic regression and multiclass classification models were used to investigate the environme

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10432185 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature