Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment

Noé  Ferreira-Rodríguez; Yoshihiro B. Akiyama; Olga V. Aksenova; M. Christopher Barnhart; Yulia V. Bespalaya; Arthur E. Bogan; Ivan N Bolotov; Prem B. Budha; Cristhian Clavijo; Susan J. Clearwater; Gustavo Darrigran; Van  Tu Do; Karel  Douda; Elsa  Froufe; Clemens  Gumpinger; Lennart  Henrikson; Chris L.  Humphrey; Nathan A. Johnson; Olga Klishko; Michael W.  Klunzinger; Satit  Kovitvadhi; Uthaiwan  Kovitvadhi; Jasna  Lajtner; Manuel  Lopes-Lima; Evelyn A.  Moorkens; Shigeya  Nagayama; Karl-Otto  Nagel; Mitsunori  Nakano; Junjiro N.  Negishi; Paz  Ondina; Panu  Oulasvirta; Vincent  Prié; Nicoletta  Riccardi; Mudīte  Rudzīte; Fran  Sheldon; Ronaldo  Sousa; David L. Strayer; Motoi  Takeuchi; Jouni  Taskinen; Amilcar  Teixeira; Jeremy S. Tiemann; Maria  Urbańska; Simone  Varandas; Maxim V.  Vinarski; Barry J. Wicklow; Tadeusz  Zając; Caryn C.  Vaughn

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.002

Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment

Biological Conservation

By: Noé Ferreira-Rodríguez, Yoshihiro B. Akiyama, Olga V. Aksenova, M. Christopher Barnhart, Yulia V. Bespalaya, Arthur E. Bogan, Ivan N Bolotov, Prem B. Budha, Cristhian Clavijo, Susan J. Clearwater, Gustavo Darrigran, Van Tu Do, Karel Douda, Elsa Froufe, Clemens Gumpinger, Lennart Henrikson, Chris L. Humphrey, Nathan A. Johnson, Olga Klishko, Michael W. Klunzinger, Satit Kovitvadhi, Uthaiwan Kovitvadhi, Jasna Lajtner, Manuel Lopes-Lima, Evelyn A. Moorkens, Shigeya Nagayama, Karl-Otto Nagel, Mitsunori Nakano, Junjiro N. Negishi, Paz Ondina, Panu Oulasvirta, Vincent Prié, Nicoletta Riccardi, Mudīte Rudzīte, Fran Sheldon, Ronaldo Sousa, David L. Strayer, Motoi Takeuchi, Jouni Taskinen, Amilcar Teixeira, Jeremy S. Tiemann, Maria Urbańska, Simone Varandas, Maxim V. Vinarski, Barry J. Wicklow, Tadeusz Zając, and Caryn C. Vaughn

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.002

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Abstract

Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species. Conservation priorities vary widely, ranging from preventing imminent extinction to maintaining abundant populations. Here, we develop a portfolio of priority research topics for freshwater mussel conservation assessment. To address these topics, we group research priorities into two categories: intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Intrinsic factors are indicators of organismal or population status, while extrinsic factors encompass environmental variables and threats. An understanding of intrinsic factors is useful in monitoring, and of extrinsic factors are important to understand ongoing and potential impacts on conservation status. This dual approach can guide conservation status assessments prior to the establishment of priority species and implementation of conservation management actions.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment
Series title	Biological Conservation
DOI	10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.002
Volume	231
Year Published	2019
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Contributing office(s)	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Description	11 p.
First page	77
Last page	87
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