Trematode recolonization in first intermediate snail hosts after large-scale stream restoration
Annabell Hüsken, Jessica Schwelm, Bernd Sures · 2026
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Description
Annabell Hüsken and colleagues track how parasites returned to snails after a large stream system was restored. Heavy damage had left few water creatures alive, so free-living species and their parasites had to recolonize from scratch. That rare reset let the team watch the first steps of community rebuilding in fresh water.
Seasonal sampling during the early years after restoration caught trematode worms living inside their first snail hosts. Species were named by shape and by gene checks, giving firmer counts than either route alone. Both snail and worm communities differed sharply from site to site, with strong turnover along the stream. The patchy pattern shows that recovery after restoration follows local conditions closely, not one smooth shared path.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Annabell Hüsken, Jessica Schwelm, Bernd Sures |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC0 |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |