Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: about 14.4 km NE of Milhaven/GA/Savannah River (1972, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007); Augusta/GA/Savannah River (1973, Counts 1986)
Geographic Extent
about 14.4 km NE of Milhaven/GA/Savannah River (1972, Counts 1986, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007); Augusta/GA/Savannah River (1973, Counts 1986); Jasper County/SC/Lower Savannah (1988, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
| Alternate | Fisheries Intentional |
| Alternate | Discarded Bait |
| Alternate | Pet Release |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Herbivory | |
| Filtration by Corbicula fluminea resulted in significant reductions in suspended organic matter in a Savannah River tributary. The invading clam filtered at much higher rates than the native unionid mussel Elliptio complanata, but the presence of the clam had no effect on the mussel's growth rates (Leff et al. 1990). | ||