Over the past decade, sclerochronological research has continued to develop rapidly and is
diversifying with respect to methods, taxa, geographic coverage as well as temporal depth …

The natural river water reference material SLRS‐6 (NRC‐CNRC) is the newest batch of a
quality control material routinely used in many international environmental laboratories. This …

The taxonomy and biogeographic history of the bivalve family Margaritiferidae are
controversial because previous molecular studies did not provide a well-resolved …

The accumulation of trace metals in the shells of bivalves allows quantitative assessments of
environmental pollution and helps to reconstruct paleo aquatic environments. However, the …

Aquatic eutrophication is becoming a serious environmental problem throughout the world.
The utility of bivalves as bio-filters to improve water quality and reduce algal blooms has …

Calcium is one of the major constituents of bivalve shells. Other element impurities
potentially record physical and chemical changes of the ambient environment during growth …

Both climate change and land-use changes represent serious environmental issues
throughout Africa, and are expected to lead to significant changes in river hydrology and …

Trace elements in freshwater bivalve shells are widely used for reconstructing long-term
changes in the riverine environments. However, Northern Eurasian regions, notably the …

To assess the potential of long-lived freshwater bivalve shells as a proxy for river
environments, we examined daily and annual growth increments and analysed trace …

Freshwater pearl mussel is a highly threatened species, and many populations are currently
on the brink of local extinction. For example, in south Finland, only two populations are …