Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and
services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status …

In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

Bivalves are ubiquitous members of freshwater ecosystems and responsible for important
functions and services. The present paper revises freshwater bivalve diversity, conservation …

Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing
research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species …

Freshwater biodiversity is the over-riding conservation priority during the International
Decade for Action–'Water for Life'–2005 to 2015. Fresh water makes up only 0.01% of the …

Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a
textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for …

Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to
sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that …

Globalization of trade and travel has facilitated the spread of non-native species across the
earth. A proportion of these species become established and cause serious environmental …

The link between species invasions and the extinction of natives is widely accepted by
scientists as well as conservationists, but available data supporting invasion as a cause of …

Freshwater ecosystems provide goods and services of critical importance to human
societies, yet they are among the most heavily altered ecosystems with an overproportional …