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A curated dataset on the distribution of West Palaearctic freshwater bivalves
Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Aldridge, David C.; Álvarez, María G.; Araujo, Rafael; Barea-Azcón, José Miguel; Bikashvili, Ani; Bragado, Dolores; Bylyna, LiliaFreshwater bivalves (FWB) are attracting scientific and societal attention given their essential ecosystem services, ecological functions, and poor conservation status. Current knowledge of the spatial distribution of West Palearctic FWB is poor preventing the understanding of biogeography and conservation planning. One of the priorities of the pan-European networking project "CONFREMU - Conservation of freshwa...
Cold tolerance strategies of freshwater mussels across latitudes
Lipińska, Anna M.; Adamski, Paweł; Ćmiel, Adam M.; Golab, Maria J.; Idczak-Figiel, Paulina A.; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Mageroy, Jon H.; Nowakowska, AnnaFreshwater mussels across Europe exhibit physiological and behavioural adaptations to survive winter conditions. Climate change projections, including more frequent extreme weather events, are expected to intensify pressures on these ecosystems. In this study, we tested the temperature-size hypothesis, which posits that larger body size in ectothermic organisms is an adaptation to colder climates. We predicted ...
A global meta‐analysis of ecological functions and regulating ecosystem service...
Zieritz, Alexandra; Brian, Joshua I.; Sousa, Ronaldo; Aldridge, David C.; Atkinson, Carla L.; Douda, Karel; Vaughn, Caryn; Bespalaya, YuliaFreshwater bivalves are globally distributed, diverse, and common in benthic communities. Many taxa, par-ticularly in the most species-rich order, Unionida, are declining due to anthropogenic stressors, while a small number of non-native species have become increasingly abundant and widespread, commonly replacing nativebivalve assemblages. To understand how these global changes may impact ecosystems and people,...
A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe
Sousa, Ronaldo; Zając, Tadeusz; Halabowski, Dariusz; Aksenova, Olga V.; Bespalaya, Yulia V.; Carvalho, Francisco; Castro, Paulo S.; Douda, KarelEurope has a long history of human pressure on freshwater ecosystems. As pressure continues to grow and new threats emerge, there is an urgent need for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and its ecosystem services. However, whilst some taxonomic groups, mainly vertebrates, have received a disproportionate amount of attention and funds, other groups remain largely off the public and scientific radar. Freshw...
The ecological role of permanent ponds in Europe: a review of dietary linkages ...
Fehlinger, Lena; Misteli, Benjamin; Morant, Daniel; Juvigny-Khenafou, Noël; Cunillera-Montcusí, David; Chaguaceda, Fernando; Stamenković, OliveraPermanent ponds are valuable freshwater systems and biodiversity hotspots. They provide diverse ecosystem services (ES), including water quality improvement and supply, food provisioning and biodiversity support. This is despite being under significant pressure from multiple anthropogenic stressors and the impacts of ongoing global change. However, ponds are largely overlooked in management plans and legislatio...
A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe
Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes; Zając, Tadeusz; Halabowski, Dariusz; Aksenova, Olga V.; Bespalaya, Yulia V.; Carvalho, Francisco; Castro, Paulo; Douda, KarelEurope has a long history of human pressure on freshwater ecosystems. As pressure continues to grow and new threats emerge, there is an urgent need for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and its ecosystem services. However, whilst some taxonomic groups, mainly vertebrates, have received a disproportionate amount of attention and funds, other groups remain largely off the public and scientific radar. Freshw...
The role of anthropogenic habitats in freshwater mussel conservation
Sousa, Ronaldo; Halabowski, Dariusz; Labecka, Anna M.; Douda, Karel; Aksenova, Olga V.; Bespalaya, Yulia V.; Bolotov, Ivan N.; Geist, JuergenAnthropogenic freshwater habitats may provide undervalued prospects for long-term conservation as part of species conservation planning. This fundamental, but overlooked, issue requires attention considering the pace that humans have been altering natural freshwater ecosystems and the accelerated levels of biodiversity decline in recent decades. We compiled 709 records of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida)...
The role of anthropogenic habitats in freshwater mussel conservation
Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes; Halabowski, Dariusz; Labecka, Anna M.; Douda, Karel; Aksenova, Olga; Bespalaya, Yulia; Bolotov, Ivan; Geist, JuergenAnthropogenic freshwater habitats may provide undervalued prospects for long-term conservation as part of species conservation planning. This fundamental, but overlooked, issue requires attention considering the pace that humans have been altering natural freshwater ecosystems and the accelerated levels of biodiversity decline in recent decades. We compiled 709 records of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida)...