RT Journal Article
T1 A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe
T2 Hoja de ruta para la conservación de los mejillones de agua dulce en Europa
A1 Sousa, Ronaldo
A1 Zając, Tadeusz
A1 Halabowski, Dariusz
A1 Aksenova, Olga V.
A1 Bespalaya, Yulia V.
A1 Carvalho, Francisco
A1 Castro, Paulo
A1 Douda, Karel
A1 Da Silva, Janine P.
A1 Ferreira-Rodríguez, Noé
A1 Geist, Juergen
A1 Gumpinger, Clemens
A1 Labecka, Anna M.
A1 Lajtner, Jasna
A1 Lewin, Iga
A1 Lopes-Lima, Manuel
A1 Meira, Alexandra
A1 Nakamura, Keiko
A1 Garrido Nogueira, Joana
A1 Ondina Navarret, María Paz
A1 Ożgo, Małgorzata
A1 Reis, Joaquim
A1 Riccardi, Nicoletta
A1 Shumka, Spase
A1 Son, Mikhail O.
A1 Teixeira, Amílcar
A1 Thielen, Frankie
A1 Urbańska, Maria
A1 Varandas, Simone
A1 Wengström, Niklas
A1 Zając, Katarzyna
A1 Zieritz, Alexandra
A1 Aldridge, David C.
K1 Education
K1 Ecosystem services
K1 Freshwater ecosystems
K1 Governance
K1 Unionida
AB Europe has a long history of human pressure on freshwater ecosystems. As pressure continues to grow and new threats emerge, there is an urgent need for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and its ecosystem services. However, whilst some taxonomic groups, mainly vertebrates, have received a disproportionate amount of attention and funds, other groups remain largely off the public and scientific radar. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) are an alarming example of this conservation bias and here we point out six conceptual areas that need immediate and long-term attention: knowledge, threats, socioeconomics, conservation, governance and education. The proposed roadmap aims to advance research, policy and education by identifying the most pressing priorities for the short- and long-term conservation of freshwater mussels across Europe.
PB Wiley
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31946
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31946
LA eng
NO Sousa, R., Zajac, T., Halabowski, D., Aksenova, O.V., Bespalaya, Y.V., Carvalho, F., Castro, P., Douda, K., da Silva, J.P., Ferreira-Rodríguez, N., Geist, J., Gumpinger, C., Labecka, A.M., Lajtner, J., Lewin, I., Lopes-Lima, M., Meira, A., Nakamura, K., Nogueira, J.G., Aldridge, D.C.(2023). A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe. Conservation Biology, 37, e13994
NO This article is derived from COST Action CA18239, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
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