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Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: testing river inter...
Gomes-dos-Santos, A.; Froufe, E.; Gonçalves, D. V.; Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes; Prié, V.; Ghamizi, M.; Benaissa, H.; Varandas, S.; Teixeira, A.The IUCN Red List assessments are essentially based on population trends and range, namely Area of Occupancy (AOO) and Extent of Occupancy (EOO). Range estimations are based on fixed grids, but this is likely inappropriate for species living in river networks. Furthermore, AOO and EOO are measured using the whole hydrographic network, therefore disregarding temporary sections, which is particularly problematic ...
Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936
Benaissa, H.; Teixeira, A.; Lopes-Lima, M.,; Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes; Varandas, S.; Rassam, H.; Ghamizi, M.The life cycle of Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936, a critically endangered freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionida), includes a parasitic phase using fish as hosts. Therefore, to develop more efficient conservation strategies it is essential to know which are the suitable fish hosts of U. foucauldianus. In this study, two approaches were used to assess the fish hosts of U. foucauldianus: the determinatio...
Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel
Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes; Teixeira, A.; Santos, A.; Benaissa, H.; Varandas, S.; Ghamizi, M.; Prié, V.; Froufe, E.; Lopes-Lima, M.The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera marocana (Pallary, ) is an endemic species of Morocco being listed as critically endangered and it stands among the world's 100 most threatened species. An extensive survey was performed in the Sebou basin (total area of approximately 40,000km(2)), covering 26 different sites. Margaritifera marocana was found only in four sites limited to a small tributary (Oued (=River...