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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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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

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
doaj   +1 more source

Nanoplastics: Methods, Exposure and Effects on Domestic, Farm and Wild Animals

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are synthetic polymer particles ranging in size from 1 nm to 1 μm that have been identified as a major concern for ecosystems and organisms due to their plethora of negative effects. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge relating to exposure and effects of NPs in domestic (i.e., farm ...
B. De Felice, M. Bertazzo, A. F. Tabaran, M. Parolini, R. P. Popa, A. Pintea, L. J. Spicer, A‐L. Nagy, F. Caloni   +8 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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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic 15N‐amino‐acid tracer framework to identify sources of pelagic marine organic matter

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Accurately tracing organic matter sources in marine systems remains challenging, particularly where natural and anthropogenic inputs coexist. Compound‐specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA‐AA) offers strong potential for organic matter source discrimination, but its application is limited by the small number of validated δ15N ...
E. Cepeda, S. Bodé, P. Boeckx, J. Vanaverbeke, U. Braeckman, I. Lizaga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Utilization of Native Freshwater Mussel Pilsbryoconcha exilis as Biocontrol of Pathogenic Bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia Aquaculture

Omni-Akuatika, 2019
This research aims to evaluate the capacity of freshwater mussel Pilsbryoconcha exilis as a biocontrol agent to prevent the transmission of Aeromonas hydrophila in tilapia cultivation.
Rahman Rahman, Filibertus Tantio, Munti Yuhana, Amalia Putri Firdausi, Ranta Sumadi, Adna Sumadikarta   +5 more
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Ecosystem engineers and functional dominance: when species loss matters for ecosystem function

Oikos, EarlyView.
Understanding when and why species loss affects community function in natural communities remains an open question in ecology. Recent cross‐system analyses have shown that functional dominance is associated with whether species loss matters: in communities dominated by few high‐performing species, lost species contribute little to function.
Gianluca Sarà, Yun‐wei Dong, Maria Cristina Mangano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating co-occurrences between freshwater mussels and host fish species in Southeastern Oklahoma

Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida) and fishes are two imperiled taxa that make up an important part of global freshwater biodiversity. Mussels exhibit a complex life cycle that can contribute to their imperilment.
Jennifer Haase, Caryn C. Vaughn, Garrett W. Hopper   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source