The freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) is among the most endangered freshwater species
worldwide. The few remaining populations suffer from low recruitment rates and are subject …

Detritus is an important energy source of stream food webs. Being a mix of allochthonous
and autochthonous sources, it is often unknown, which components contribute to the growth …

The larval development of the endangered freshwater mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (L.)
represents one of the most unique parasitism among naiads, in which larva parasite the fish …

The freshwater pearl mussel (FWPM) Margaritifera margaritifera (L. 1758) is critically
endangered in Europe and ecotoxicological studies on the species are scares. Here, 96 h …

Freshwater pearl mussels (FPMs, Margaritifera margaritifera, Linnaeus, 1758) are
endangered and particularly vulnerable to climate change. To create effective conservation …

Native freshwater mussels form a critical component of benthic foodwebs, but are
endangered worldwide, making their study an important conservation issue. Many unionids …

Unionoids are in global decline, which may be associated with their complex life cycle. Their
juveniles are unique because while hidden (burrowed deeply in bottom sediments) they …

The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) is endangered in
Europe and is now listed in the Red Data Book of many countries and regions. The diet of …

Using time-lapse photography in a laboratory setting, we exposed Anodonta anatina and
Unio pictorum for 4 h to algal (Chlorella vulgaris) concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 20.0 mg …

The conditions for cohabitation of juvenile Salmo salar and Margaritifera margaritifera in the
River Kamennaya (River Kem catchment, White Sea drainage basin, Russia) were studied …