We identified 14 emerging and poorly understood threats and opportunities for addressing
the global conservation of freshwater mussels over the next decade. A panel of 17 …

Freshwater bivalves are key faunal elements of aquatic ecosystems. Native species declines
are paralleled by increasing distribution and abundances of non-native species. Appropriate …

Eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms have severely affected many freshwater
ecosystems. We studied the effects of filter-feeding fish and bivalves on algal populations …

Freshwater biodiversity is under threat, but long-term quantitative studies showing major
demographic declines in invertebrate species are still scarce. Here we focus on a long-term …

Freshwater mussels cannot spread through oceanic barriers and represent a suitable model
to test the continental drift patterns. Here, we reconstruct the diversification of Oriental …

This study highlights the conservation problems faced by the tiny freshwater bivalves of the
family Sphaeriidae, also known as pea, pill, or fingernail clams (or mussels) in Europe …

Permanent ponds are valuable freshwater systems and biodiversity hotspots. They provide
diverse ecosystem services (ESs), including water quality improvement and supply, food …

Freshwater mussels (order Unionida) are a popular group for a wide array of non‐taxonomic
research driven by questions related to their functions in ecosystems, to relationships among …

Background: Secondary salinity of river water reduces the value of ecosystem services,
negatively impacting the entire aquatic ecosystem and reducing the possibility of water use …

Anthropogenic interventions are threatening small freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity,
which continues to decline at an alarming rate. To address their biodiversity value, 210 small …