| Abstract | Freshwater bivalves of the Unionoidea provide important ecosystem functions, yet many of their populations are in decline. In the present work, we comprehensively review the status of all of the currently described species in Europe, addressing their phylogenetic and taxonomic relations, their distribution and conservation status, as well as their habitat preferences and main threats in order to suggest prospective conservation action. Information on the current status of Unionoids in Europe is very unevenly distributed with rather detailed information available for flagship species such as the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) and little or no information available on the other species. Similarly, in certain regions such as British Isles, the Iberian Peninsula and central Europe, information is more consistent than in other part of Europe. In order to make conservation more effective in the future, we suggest a more standardized international approach to surveying European freshwater bivalves that need to encompass more ecological and genetic data. |
| Text | 312532 2013 Biology Conservation Ecology Europe Freshwater bivalves Naiads Margaritiferidae Unionidae Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe state of the art, perspectives and future challenges Manuel Lopes Lima; David Aldridge; Rafael Araujo; Jakob Bergengren; Yulia Bespalaja; Erika Bodis; Burlakova Lyubov; Karel Douda; Juergen Geist; Albertas Gurskas; Ian Killeen; Jasna Lajtner; Bjorn Larsen; Rosaria Lauceri; Sabela Lois; Stefan Lundberg; Evelyn Moorkens; Gregory Motte; Karl Otto Nagel; Ondina Paz; Momir Paunovic; Vincent Prie; Ted Von Proschwitz; Nicoletta Riccardi; Mudite Rudzite; Maris Rudzitis; Mary Seddon; Svetlana Sokolova; Ronaldo Sousa; Katharina Stoeckl; Talvi Tonu; Frankie Thielen; Dirk Van Damme; Simone Varandas; Heinrich Vicentini; Katarzyna Zajac; Tadeusz Zajac Manuel Lopes Lima Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research CIIMAR ; David Aldridge University of Cambridge, Aquatic Ecology Group, Department of Zoology; Rafael Araujo Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales CSIC; Jakob Bergengren County Administration Board Jonkoping, Water unit; Yulia Bespalaja North of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ecological Problems; Erika Bodis Danube Research Institute, MTA Centre for Ecological Research; Burlakova Lyubov Buffalo State College, Great Lakes Center; Karel Douda Czech University of Life Science; Juergen Geist Technische Universitat Munchen; Albertas Gurskas Kaunas Zoological Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania; Ian Killeen Malacological Services; Jasna Lajtner University of Zagreb; Bjorn Larsen Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA ; Rosaria Lauceri , Nicoletta Riccardi CNR ISE, Pallanza Verbania; Sabela Lois, Ondina Paz Universidade de Santiago de Compostela; Stefan Lundberg Swedish museum of Natural History; Evelyn Moorkens Independent Environmental Services Professional; Gregory Motte CRNFB Centre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forets et du Bois; Karl Otto Nagel Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt; Momir Paunovic University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic ; Vincent Prie Museum national d Histoire naturelle, Biotope; Ted Von Proschwitz Goteborg Natural History Museum; Mudite Rudzite, Maris Rudzitis University of Latvia, Museum of Geology; Mary Seddon IUCN Species Survival Commission, Mollusc Specialist Group; Svetlana Sokolova North of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ecological Problems; Ronaldo Sousa Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research CIIMAR ; Katharina Stoeckl Technische Universitat Munchen; Talvi Tonu Estonian Environmental Board; Frankie Thielen Fondation Hellef fir d Natur, Natur Umwelt; Dirk Van Damme Universiteit Gent, Research Unit Palaeontology, Geological Institute; Simone Varandas UTAD University of Tras os Montes and Alto Douro, CITAB Centre for Research and Technology of Agro Environment and Biological Sciences, Forestry Department; Heinrich Vicentini Gewasserokologie Wasserschopfi; Katarzyna Zajac, Tadeusz Zajac Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation Acoreana. Rivista de Estudos Acoreanos Published version ID_PUMA cnr.ise/2013 A6 011. Collana/Serie Acoreana. Rivista de Estudos Acoreanos. Pubblicato da Sociedade Afonso Chaves 8 World Congress of Malacology Ponta Delgada, Isole Azzorre 21 28 luglio 2013 Internazionale Contributo Freshwater bivalves of the Unionoidea provide important ecosystem functions, yet many of their populations are in decline. In the present work, we comprehensively review the status of all of the currently described species in Europe, addressing their phylogenetic and taxonomic relations, their distribution and conservation status, as well as their habitat preferences and main threats in order to suggest prospective conservation action. Information on the current status of Unionoids in Europe is very unevenly distributed with rather detailed information available for flagship species such as the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera and little or no information available on the other species. Similarly, in certain regions such as British Isles, the Iberian Peninsula and central Europe, information is more consistent than in other part of Europe. In order to make conservation more effective in the future, we suggest a more standardized international approach to surveying European freshwater bivalves that need to encompass more ecological and genetic data. Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe state of the art, perspectives and future challenges 2013_A6_011_1_.pdf Abstract in atti di convegno rosaria.lauceri LAUCERI ROSARIA nicolettarita.riccardi RICCARDI NICOLETTA RITA TA.P04.016.004 Ecologia teorica e applicata degli ecosistemi acquatici |
