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Die-offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during an extreme drought
| dc.contributor.author | Sousa, Ronaldo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ferreira, André | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, Francisco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes-Lima, Manuel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Varandas, Simone | |
| dc.contributor.author | Teixeira, Amílcar | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-19T10:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-04T17:05:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-19T10:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-04T17:05:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Droughts may be responsible for important ecological impacts in freswater ecosystems, including the death of rare species. This study assessed the mortality of the endadgered pearl mussel Margaritifera margarififera (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Mente, Rabaçal and Tuela rivers (north west of the Iberian Peninsula) during the extreme summer drought of 2017. Mortality ocuurred as a result of the low river flow, which led to mussel stranding near the banks and consumption (by predation of scavenging) by wild boar Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758). Mortality differed across sites. The shell length of live mussels (measured before the drougt( and dead mussels significantly differed in the Rabaçal River, but not in the Mente and Tuela rivers. Extreme droughts are predicted to increase in number and intensity i the future, and possible impacts on rare species such as M. margaritifera populations in Iberia (and elsewhere) may now be at increased risk, and measures should be implemented in order to mitigate the impacts of future extreme droughts. | en_EN |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by Portuguese FCT ‐ Foundation for Science and Technology, Project FRESHCO: Multiple implications of invasive species on Freshwater Mussel co‐extinction processes (contract PTDC/AGR‐FOR/1627/2014‐04/SAICT/2015) and Project 3599‐ Promoting Scientific and Technological Development Production and the Constitution of Thematic Networks (3599‐PPCDT), FEDER ‐ European Community Funds. FCT also support M.L.L. with a doctoral grant (SFRH/BD/115728/2016). We thank the two anonymous referees for constructive suggestions. | |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | en_EN |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sousa, Ronaldo; Ferreira, André; Carvalho, Francisco; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Varandas, Simone; Teixeira, Amílcar (2018). Die-offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during an extreme drought. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. ISSN 1052-7613. 28, p. 1244-1248 | en_EN |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/aqc.2945 | en_EN |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1052-7613 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/18701 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | en_EN |
| dc.relation | PTDC/AGR‐FOR/1627/2014‐04/SAICT/2015 | |
| dc.relation | alterado para: “Combining phylogeny, systematics and ecology to advance the conservation of freshwater mussels Bivalvia: Unionida” Under the surface: combining ecological and evolutionary analysis to conserve freshwater mussels in the Iberian Peninsula | |
| dc.subject | Conservation | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Extreme climatic events | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Freshwater mussel | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Iberia | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Wild boar | en_EN |
| dc.title | Die-offs of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera during an extreme drought | en_EN |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | alterado para: “Combining phylogeny, systematics and ecology to advance the conservation of freshwater mussels Bivalvia: Unionida” Under the surface: combining ecological and evolutionary analysis to conserve freshwater mussels in the Iberian Peninsula | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POR_NORTE/SFRH%2FBD%2F115728%2F2016/PT | |
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| person.familyName | Teixeira | |
| person.givenName | Amilcar | |
| person.identifier | 2153193 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 9510-3CF3-0393 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-5336-1174 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 7202385393 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | en_EN |
| rcaap.type | article | en_EN |
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