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Characterizing the Gut Microbial Communities of Native and Invasive Freshwater Bivalves after Long-Term Sample Preservation

Microorganisms, 2023
Freshwater mussels are important indicators of the overall health of their environment but have suffered declines that have been attributed to factors such as habitat degradation, a loss of fish hosts, climate change, and excessive nutrient inputs.
Stephanie N. Vaughn, Carla L. Atkinson, Paul D. Johnson, Colin R. Jackson   +3 more
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Experimental evidence of chemical attraction in the mutualistic zebra mussel-killer shrimp system [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Invasion facilitation, whereby one species has a positive effect on the establishment of another species, could help explain the rapid colonisation shown by some freshwater invasive species, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Matteo Rolla, Sofia Consuegra, Eleanor Carrington, David J. Hall, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The ecology of freshwater bivalves in the Lake Sapanca Basin, Turkey

, 2013
Despite the ecological importance and globally threatened status of freshwater bivalves, the freshwater mussel fauna of Turkey has hitherto received little attention.
Ercan, Ertan, Tarkan, Ali Serhan, Smith, Carl, Reichard, Martin, Gaygusuz, Özcan   +4 more
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The gut microbiome of freshwater Unionidae mussels is determined by host species and is selectively retained from filtered seston.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Freshwater mussels are a species-rich group of aquatic invertebrates that are among the most endangered groups of fauna worldwide. As filter-feeders that are constantly exposed to new microbial inoculants, mussels represent an ideal system to investigate
Eric A Weingarten, Carla L Atkinson, Colin R Jackson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Freshwater Mussel Bed Habitat in an Alluvial Sand-Bed-Material-Dominated Large River: A Core Flow Sediment Refugium?

Diversity, 2020
Habitat degradation, organismal needs, and other effects influencing freshwater mussel declines have been subject to intense focus by conservationists for the last thirty plus years.
Alan D. Christian, Andrew J. Peck, Ryan Allen, Raven Lawson, Waylon Edwards, Grace Marable, Sara Seagraves, John L. Harris   +7 more
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7000 Years of Aboriginal Mining at Sugarloaf Hill in the Riverland Region of South Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Silcrete and chert are commonly represented in Aboriginal archaeological lithic assemblages across large parts of the southwestern Murray‐Darling Basin (MDB). In South Australia (SA), these materials were sourced from a series of quarries located along the incised course of the Murray River through the upper Riverland region.
Craig Westell, Ian Moffat, Richard Fullagar, Amy Roberts, Justine Kemp, Mike Morley, Marc Fairhead, Simon Hoad, River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring of Endangered Freshwater Mussels in Sweden Using Digital PCR

Environmental DNA
Freshwater mussels are traditionally monitored by visual observations which is time‐consuming and can be difficult depending on water conditions. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an attractive alternative since it can detect a species in the water without ...
Per Sundberg, Alizz Axberg, Nauras Daragmeh, Niklas Wengström, Marina Panova   +4 more
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Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac, Marina Antonia Colangelo, Alessandro Tarullo, Marco Abbiati, Eugenio Fossi, Federica Costantini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Living on the Edge: Challenges for Freshwater Mussel Conservation in Mediterranean-Type Temporary Streams

Diversity
Mediterranean temporary streams are characterized by high hydrological variability that climate change is expected to intensify, increasing drought frequency and severity.
María G. Álvarez, Filipe Rolo, Francisco Godinho, Paulo Pinheiro, María Gil, Daniel Pires, Filipe Banha, Mafalda Gama, Pedro Anastácio, Carla Sousa-Santos, Cristina Silva Lima, Ana Cristina Cardoso, Joaquim Reis   +12 more
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Spatial habitat patterning of the freshwater pearl mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, in the River Rede, North East England. [PDF]

, 2011
Habitat degradation is prevalent in freshwater ecosystems and acts at multiple scales to impact biodiversity. It has severe consequences for the endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera). Due to this species’ ecological importance,
PERKINS, CHARLOTTE
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