A 'big data'approach to global freshwater mussel diversity (Bivalvia: Unionoida), with an updated checklist of genera and species

DL Graf, KS Cummings - Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2021 - academic.oup.com
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 …

The redclaw crayfish: A prominent aquaculture species with invasive potential in tropical and subtropical biodiversity hotspots

PJ Haubrock, FJ Oficialdegui, Y Zeng… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus; hereafter redclaw), native to northern
Australia and southern New Guinea, is among the largest freshwater decapods. It matures …

Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment

N Ferreira-Rodríguez, YB Akiyama, OV Aksenova… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing
research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species …

The conservation status of the world's freshwater molluscs

M Böhm, NI Dewhurst-Richman, M Seddon… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
With the biodiversity crisis continuing unchecked, we need to establish levels and drivers of
extinction risk, and reassessments over time, to effectively allocate conservation resources …

Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the rising sun (Far East Asia): phylogeny, systematics, and distribution

M Lopes-Lima, A Hattori, T Kondo, JH Lee… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) is a diverse family with around 700
species being widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. These animals fulfill key …

[HTML][HTML] Medicating the environment? A critical review on the risks of carbamazepine, diclofenac and ibuprofen to aquatic organisms

NSP Batucan, LA Tremblay, GL Northcott… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are an important class of micropollutants within the freshwater
environment. There is sufficient evidence of their impacts on exposed biota to warrant further …

A global synthesis of ecosystem services provided and disrupted by freshwater bivalve molluscs

A Zieritz, R Sousa, DC Aldridge, K Douda… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Identification of ecosystem services, ie the contributions that ecosystems make to human
well‐being, has proven instrumental in galvanising public and political support for …

[HTML][HTML] The silent extinction of freshwater mussels in Portugal

M Lopes-Lima, J Reis, MG Alvarez, PM Anastácio… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater mussels are one of the most threatened animal groups in the world. In the
European Union, threatened and protected mussel species are not adequately monitored …

Freshwater mussel conservation: A global horizon scan of emerging threats and opportunities

DC Aldridge, IS Ollard, YV Bespalaya… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We identified 14 emerging and poorly understood threats and opportunities for addressing
the global conservation of freshwater mussels over the next decade. A panel of 17 …

Major shortfalls impairing knowledge and conservation of freshwater molluscs

M Lopes-Lima, N Riccardi, M Urbanska, F Köhler… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Molluscs are among the most diverse and widespread animal groups in freshwater habitats.
Unfortunately, like most freshwater taxa, they are decreasing dramatically and are now …