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Identifying freshwater priority areas for cross-taxa interactions
Nogueira, Joana Garrido; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Beja, Pedro; Filipe, Ana Filipa; Froufe, Elsa; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Silva, Janine P.; Sousa, RonaldoInformation about biotic interactions (e.g. competition, predation, parasitism, diseases, mutualism, allelopathy) is fundamental to better understand species distribution and abundance, ecosystem functioning, and ultimately guide conservation efforts. However, conservation planning often overlooks these important interactions. Here, we aim to demonstrate a new framework to include biotic interactions into Marxa...
Microcondylaea bonellii, a testimonial for neglected endangered species
Riccardi, Nicoletta; Bo, Tiziano; Bogan, Arthur E.; Douda, Karel; Froufe, Elsa; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Lajtner, Jasna; Modesto, VanessaAlthough biodiversity is considered a value to be protected to avoid the degradation of ecosystem functions, conservation practices ignore the role of many species. Species are not protected according to their degree of risk, but according to their degree of attractiveness. The so-called iconic species are used as flag species to convince the public of the need to protect all species to safeguard biodiversity. ...
Mitogenomic phylogeny and fossil-calibrated mutation rates for all F- And M-typ...
Zieritz, Alexandra; Froufe, Elsa; Bolotov, Ivan N.; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Aldridge, David C.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Gan, Han Ming; Gomes-dos-Santos, AndréThe Unionidae represent an excellent model taxon for unravelling the drivers of freshwater diversity, but, phylogeographic studies on Southeast Asian taxa are hampered by lack of a comprehensive phylogeny and mutation rates for this fauna. We present complete female- (F) and male-type (M) mitogenomes of four genera of the Southeast Asian clade Contradentini+Rectidentini. We calculate substitution rates for the ...
Alarming decline of freshwater trigger species in western Mediterranean key bio...
Nogueira, Joana Garrido; Sousa, Ronaldo; Benaissa, Hassan; De Knijf, Geert; Ferreira, Sónia; Ghamizi, Mohamed; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Lansdown, RichardTheidentification of key biodiversity areas (KBA) was initiated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2004 to overcome taxonomic biases in the selection of important areas for conservation, including freshwater ecosystems. Since then, several KBAs have been identified mainly based on the presence of trigger species (i.e., species that trigger either the vulnerability and or the irreplaceabili...
Alarming decline of freshwater trigger species in western Mediterranean key bio...
Nogueira, Joana Garrido; Sousa, Ronaldo; Benaissa, Hassan; De Knijf, Geert; Ferreira, Sónia; Ghamizi, Mohamed; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Lansdown, RichardThe identification of key biodiversity areas (KBA) was initiated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2004 to overcome taxonomic biases in the selection of important areas for conservation, including freshwater ecosystems. Since then, several KBAs have been identified mainly based on the presence of trigger species (i.e., species that trigger either the vulnerability and or the irreplaceabil...
Diversity, biogeography, evolutionary relationships, and conservation of Easter...
Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Gürlek, Mustafa Emre; Kebapçi, Ümit; Şereflişan, Hülya; Yanık, Telat; Mirzajani, Alireza; Neubert, Eike; Prié, VincentLocated at the junction between Europe, Africa, and Asia, with distinct evolutionary origins and varied ecological and geographical settings, together with a marked history of changes in orogeny and configuration of the main river basins, turned the Eastern Mediterranean into a region of high diversity and endemism of freshwater taxa. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from the Western Palearctic have bee...
Mitogenomic phylogeny and fossil-calibrated mutation rates for all F- And M-typ...
Zieritz, Alexandra; Froufe, Elsa; Bolotov, Ivan; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Aldridge, David C.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Gan, Han Ming; Gomes-Dos-Santos, AndréThe Unionidae represent an excellent model taxon for unravelling the drivers of freshwater diversity, but, phylogeographic studies on Southeast Asian taxa are hampered by lack of a comprehensive phylogeny and mutation rates for this fauna. We present complete female- (F) and male-type (M) mitogenomes of four genera of the Southeast Asian clade Contradentini+Rectidentini. We calculate substitution rates for the ...
Alarming decline of freshwater trigger species in western Mediterranean key bio...
Nogueira, Joana Garrido; Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes; Benaissa, Hassan; Knijf, Geert De; Ferreira, Sónia; Ghamizi, Mohamed; Gonçalves, Duarte V.The identification of key biodiversity areas (KBA) was initiated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2004 to overcome taxonomic biases in the selection of important areas for conservation, including freshwater ecosystems. Since then, several KBAs have been identified mainly based on the presence of trigger species (i.e., species that trigger either the vulnerability and or the irreplaceabil...
Setting the stage for new ecological indicator species: a holistic case study o...
Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Hinzmann, Mariana; Varandas, Simone; Froufe, Elsa; Reis, Joaquim; Moreira, Cláudia; Araújo, Sandra; Miranda, Fernando Jorge VelosoDue to their sensitivity and dramatic declines, freshwater mussels are prime targets for conservation and environmental monitoring. For this, however, information is needed on life history and ecological traits, which is lacking in many taxa, including threatened species. Species recently described or recognized as valid are of particular concern, due to the shortage of even basic knowledge. A case in point is ...
Microcondylaea bonellii as a new host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus
Sousa, Ronaldo; Bogan, Arthur E.; Gonçalves, Duarte V.; Lajtner, Jasna; Prié, Vincent; Riccardi, Nicoletta; Shumka, Spase; Teixeira, AmílcarWe report for the first time that the freshwater mussel Microcondylaea bonellii (Férussac, 1827) functions as a suitable host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782). Given the recent expansion of R. amarus in Europe, the possible physiological cost (e.g. competition for oxygen, reduction in water circulation, and consequent impairment of filter-feeding) of this interaction may further affect t...