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- Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challengesPublication . Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Sousa, Ronaldo; Geist, Juergen; Aldridge, David C.; Araujo, Rafael; Bergengren, Jakob; Bespalaya, Yulia V.; Bódis, Erika; Burlakova, Lyubov E.; Van Damme, Dirk; Douda, Karel; Froufe, Elsa; Georgiev, Dilian; Gumpinger, Clemens; Karatayev, Alexander Y.; Kebapçi, Ümit; Killeen, Ian; Lajtner, Jasna; Larsen, Bjørn M.; Lauceri, Rosaria; Legakis, Anastasios; Lois, Sabela; Lundberg, Stefan; Moorkens, Evelyn A.; Motte, Gregory; Nagel, Karl Otto; Ondina, Paz; Outeiro, Adolfo; Paunovic, Momir; Prié, Vincent; Proschwitz, Ted von; Riccardi, Nicoletta; Rudzīte, Mudīte; Rudzītis, Māris; Scheder, Christian; Seddon, Mary; Şereflişan, Hülya; Simić, Vladica; Sokolova, Svetlana; Stoeckl, Katharina; Taskinen, Jouni; Teixeira, Amílcar; Thielen, Frankie; Trichkova, Teodora; Varandas, Simone; Vicentini, Heinrich; Zajac, Katarzyna; Zając, Tadeusz; Zogaris, StamatisFreshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status of the 16 currently recognized species in Europe, collating for the first time their life-history traits, distribution, conservation status, habitat preferences, and main threats in order to suggest future management actions. In northern, central, and eastern Europe, a relatively homogeneous species composition is found in most basins. In southern Europe, despite the lower species richness, spatially restricted species make these basins a high conservation priority. Information on freshwater mussels in Europe is unevenly distributed with considerable differences in data quality and quantity among countries and species. To make conservation more effective in the future, we suggest greater international cooperation using standardized protocols and methods to monitor and manage European freshwater mussel diversity. Such an approach will not only help conserve this vulnerable group but also, through the protection of these important organisms, will offer wider benefits to freshwater ecosystems.
- A curated dataset on the distribution of West Palaearctic freshwater bivalvesPublication . Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Aldridge, David C.; Álvarez, María G.; Araujo, Rafael; Barea-Azcón, José Miguel; Bikashvili, Ani; Bragado, Dolores; Bylyna, Lilia; Carlevaro, Anna; Černecký, Ján; Cherot, Frédéric; Cichy, Anna; Collas, Frank; Csányi, Béla; Douda, Karel; Ercoli, Fabio; Fehér, Zoltán; Ferreira-Rodríguez, Noé; Froufe, Elsa; Geist, Juergen; Gil, Maria G.; Gołdyn, Bartłomiej; Golski, Janusz; Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Gumpinger, Clemens; Halabowski, Dariusz; Harbar, Olexander; Kamocki, Andrzej; Karaouzas, Ioannis; Labecka, Anna Maria; Lajtner, Jasna; Larsen, Bjørn Mejdell; Lavictoire, Louise; Lewin, Iga; Lipinskaya, Tatsiana; Madeira, M. José; Magerøy, Jon H.; Moorkens, Evelyn; Morales, Javier; Motte, Grégory; Mumladze, Levan; Nakamura, Keiko; Ondina, Paz; Österling, Martin; Outeiro, Adolfo; Ożgo, Małgorzata; Patzner, Robert A.; Paunovic, Momir; Pereira, Joana; Petkevičiūtė, Romualda; Prié, Vincent; Reis, Joaquim; Riccardi, Nicoletta; Richling, Ira; Romero, Rafael; Sablon, Rose; Sandaas, Kjell; Severijns, Nathal; Shevchuk, Larysa; Sîrbu, Ioan; Skawina, Aleksandra; Son, Mikhail O.; Sousa, Ronaldo; Spikkeland, Ingvar; Stanevičiūtė, Gražina; Stanicka, Anna; Stöckl, Katharina; Stunżėnas, Virmantas; Taskinen, Jouni; Teixeira, Amilcar; Thielen, Frankie; Timm, Henn; Todorov, Milcho; Tomović, Jelena; Tończyk, Grzegorz; Trichkova, Teodora; Urbanič, Gorazd; Urbańska, Maria; Väinölä, Risto; Varandas, Simone; Vercauteren, Thierry; Vicentini, Heinrich; Zając, Katarzyna; Zając, TadeuszFreshwater 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 freshwater mussels: a pan-European approach" funded by the European Union, was to fill the knowledge gap on the distribution of FWB in Europe and adjacent regions. Based on the efforts of this network of scientists, we provide the most complete, taxonomically, and geographically accurate distribution of FWB species for the entire West Palearctic. The dataset contains 270,287 geo-referenced records of 93 native and 8 non-native FWB from 1674 to 2023. The dataset compiles information from private records from 82 specialists and multiple sources (e.g., published articles, grey literature, biodiversity databases, and scientific collections). This dataset, available online, represents an important data source for future studies on the biodiversity, biogeography, and conservation of these important organisms.
- Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessmentPublication . Ferreira-Rodríguez, Noé; Akiyama, Yoshihiro B.; Aksenova, Olga V.; Araujo, Rafael; Barnhart, M. Christopher; Bespalaya, Yulia V.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Bolotov, Ivan N.; Budha, Prem B.; Clavijo, Cristhian; Clearwater, Susan J.; Darrigran, Gustavo; Do, Van Tu; Douda, Karel; Froufe, Elsa; Gumpinger, Clemens; Henrikson, Lennart; Humphrey, Chris L.; Johnson, Nathan A.; Klishko, Olga; Klunzinger, Michael W.; Kovitvadhi, Satit; Kovitvadhi, Uthaiwan; Lajtner, Jasna; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Moorkens, Evelyn A.; Nagayama, Shigeya; Nagel, Karl Otto; Nakano, Mitsunori; Negishi, Junjiro N.; Ondina, Paz; Oulasvirta, Panu; Prié, Vincent; Riccardi, Nicoletta; Rudzīte, Mudīte; Sheldon, Fran; Sousa, Ronaldo; Strayer, David L.; Takeuchi, Motoi; Taskinen, Jouni; Teixeira, Amílcar; Tiemann, Jeremy S.; Urbańska, Maria; Varandas, Simone; Vinarski, Maxim V.; Wicklow, Barry J.; Zając, Tadeusz; Vaughn, Caryn C.Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species. Conservation priorities vary widely, ranging from preventing imminent extinction to maintaining abundant populations. Here, we develop a portfolio of priority research topics for freshwater mussel conservation assessment. To address these topics, we group research priorities into two categories: intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Intrinsic factors are indicators of organismal or population status, while extrinsic factors encompass environmental variables and threats. An understanding of intrinsic factors is useful in monitoring, and of extrinsic factors are important to understand ongoing and potential impacts on conservation status. This dual approach can guide conservation status assessments prior to the establishment of priority species and implementation of conservation management actions.