The objective of this review is to update our previously published checklist of Recent
freshwater mussel species and genera (Graf & Cummings, 2007, J. Molluscan Stud.: 291 …

Climate change could be one of the main threats faced by aquatic ecosystems and
freshwater biodiversity. Improved understanding, monitoring and forecasting of its effects are …

As the water requirement for food production and other human needs grows, quantification
of environmental flow requirements (EFRs) is necessary to assess the amount of water …

Vast hydropower resources remain untapped globally, the deployment of which could
provide energy-economic benefits but negatively impact riverine ecosystems. Across eco …

Worldwide biodiversity assessments have mainly focused on species richness but little is
known about the diversity of species roles, ie functional diversity, while this is a key facet to …

As climate change unfolds, changes in population dynamics and species distribution ranges
are expected to fundamentally reshuffle communities worldwide. Yet, a comprehensive …

A growing interest is devoted to global-scale approaches in ecology and evolution that
examine patterns and determinants of species diversity and the threats resulting from global …

Motivation Global freshwater fish biodiversity and the responses of fishes to global changes
have been explored intensively using taxonomic data, whereas functional aspects remain …

Highlights•Environmental flows (e-flows) are the quantity, timing, and quality of water flows
required to sustain aquatic ecosystems and human livelihoods.•The holistic e-flows concept …

Genetic diversity is estimated to be declining faster than species diversity under escalating
threats, but its spatial distribution remains poorly documented at the global scale. Theory …