Ecosystem services are the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems. Freshwater
mussels perform many important functions in aquatic ecosystems, which can in turn be …

Bivalve molluscs are abundant in marine and freshwater ecosystems and perform important
ecological functions. Bivalves have epifaunal or infaunal lifestyles but are largely filter …

The sustainability of ecosystem services depends on a firm understanding of both how
organisms provide these services to humans and how these organisms will be altered with a …

Abstract Freshwater mussel (Superfamily Unionoidea) communities are important
components of food webs, and they link and influence multiple trophic levels. Mussels filter …

Six conclusions have emerged from recent research that complicate the ability to predict
how biodiversity losses may affect ecosystem function:(1) species traits determine …

Bivalves play important roles in the ecosystem. However, bivalve populations have suffered
a global decline in recent decades. This decline has caused public concern, because …

The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is endangered and of conservation
importance. We used its survival/mortality during the critical post‐parasitic phase as a …

Freshwater bivalves have been highly threatened by human activities, and recently their
global decline has been causing conservational and social concern. In this paper, we review …

Benthic invertebrates have important ecosystem engineering functions (bioturbation and
biodeposition) in freshwater and marine benthic systems. Bioturbation and biodeposition …

In streams, the creation of nutrient‐transformation hotspots by aggregated organisms may
have heterogeneous and strong cumulative influences on stream nutrient dynamics. Here …