Surviving global change: a review of the impacts of drought and dewatering on freshwater mussels
KC Cushway, J Geist, AN Schwalb - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The increase in the frequency and intensity of droughts and heatwaves caused by climate
change poses a major threat to biodiversity. In aquatic systems, sedentary species such as …
change poses a major threat to biodiversity. In aquatic systems, sedentary species such as …
[HTML][HTML] Introducing 'riverconn': an R package to assess river connectivity indices
Fragmentation affects river ecosystems worldwide by dampening the movement and
dispersal of aquatic organisms and material (such as sediment, water, nutrients) across the …
dispersal of aquatic organisms and material (such as sediment, water, nutrients) across the …
Predicting climatic threats to an endangered freshwater mussel in Europe: The need to account for fish hosts
The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera has been suffering major population
declines in Europe. This endangered species is a host specialist and exclusively requires …
declines in Europe. This endangered species is a host specialist and exclusively requires …
Riparian detritus vs. stream detritus: food quality determines fitness of juveniles of the highly endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera)
F Grunicke, A Wagner, E Von Elert, M Weitere… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
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 …
and autochthonous sources, it is often unknown, which components contribute to the growth …
[PDF][PDF] Recent and future distribution of the alien Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) on the European continent
The alien freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) has rapidly spread
throughout Europe over the past decades. This species can cope with a broad range of …
throughout Europe over the past decades. This species can cope with a broad range of …
[HTML][HTML] Developing environmental flow targets for benthic macroinvertebrates in large rivers using hydraulic habitat associations and taxa thresholds
Holistic environmental flows frameworks are built on our understanding of key flow-ecology
relationships that support sensitive taxa and critical ecosystem functions under different flow …
relationships that support sensitive taxa and critical ecosystem functions under different flow …
Conservation genetic units under future climate change scenarios: a case of the threatened freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)
Freshwater organisms are among the most vulnerable species being impaired by global
climate change. Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is a keystone species …
climate change. Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is a keystone species …
Go with the flow: Impacts of high and low flow conditions on freshwater mussel assemblages and distribution
KC Cushway, AE Harris, CD Piercy, ZA Mitchell… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the drivers of distribution and assemblage composition of aquatic organisms
is an important aspect of management and conservation, especially in freshwater systems …
is an important aspect of management and conservation, especially in freshwater systems …
Ecological marginality and recruitment loss in the globally endangered freshwater pearl mussel
Aim Ecological marginality is the existence of species/populations in the margins of their
ecological niche, where conditions are harsher, and the risk of extinction is more …
ecological niche, where conditions are harsher, and the risk of extinction is more …
Effects of Two-Stage Ditch and Natural Floodplains on Sediment Processes Driven by Different Hydrological Conditions
The two-stage ditch is a river restoration technique that aims at improving the sediment
regime and lateral channel connectivity by recreating a small floodplain alongside a stream …
regime and lateral channel connectivity by recreating a small floodplain alongside a stream …