Impacts of freshwater mussels on planktonic communities and water quality [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Live Freshwater Mussels (FMs) have remarkable characteristics to support other species and the ecosystem. The objective of the study was to identify the planktonic composition; dye absorbance by living FMs; analyze the water quality indicators; and ...
Tutul Kumar Saha +5 more
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Freshwater Mussels Show Elevated Viral Richness and Intensity during a Mortality Event [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Freshwater mussels (Unionida) are among the world’s most imperiled taxa, but the relationship between freshwater mussel mortality events and infectious disease is largely unstudied.
Jordan C. Richard +9 more
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Oriental freshwater mussels arose in East Gondwana and arrived to Asia on the Indian Plate and Burma Terrane [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 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 freshwater mussels (Unionidae) and revise their taxonomy.
Ivan N. Bolotov +17 more
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Monitoring for freshwater mussel presence in rivers using environmental DNA
Environmental DNA, 2021 In 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) updated its national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life from the toxic effects of ammonia in freshwaters.
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Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Freshwater mussels provide important functions and services for aquatic ecosystems, but populations of many species have been extirpated. Information on biodiversity plays an important role in the conservation and management of freshwater mussels.
Xiongjun Liu, Xiao-Ping Wu, Rui-Wen Wu
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Viruses of Freshwater Mussels during Mass Mortality Events in Oregon and Washington, USA [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Freshwater mussels (Unionida) are globally imperiled, in part due to largely unexplained mass mortality events (MMEs). While recent studies have begun to investigate the possibility that mussel MMEs in the Eastern USA may be caused by infectious diseases,
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Freshwater Mussels in the Wildcat Creek Watershed, Indiana, United States [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2023 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health crisis that threatens the health of humans and animals. The spread of resistance among species may occur through our shared environment. Prevention of AMR requires integrated monitoring systems, and these
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Microeukaryotes Associated with Freshwater Mussels in Rivers of the Southeastern United States [PDF]
MicroorganismsMicroeukaryotes are a diverse and often overlooked group of microbes that are important in food webs and other ecological linkages. Little is known about microeukaryotes associated with aquatic invertebrates, although filter feeders such as mussels are ...
Akacia K. Halliday-Isaac +1 more
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Cold tolerance strategies of freshwater mussels across latitudes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFreshwater mussels across Europe exhibit physiological and behavioural adaptations to survive winter conditions. Climate change projections, including more frequent extreme weather events, are expected to intensify pressures on these ecosystems.
Anna M. Lipińska +13 more
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Freshwater mussels house a diverse mussel-associated leech assemblage. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 AbstractFreshwater mussels (Unionida) are one of the most imperiled animal groups worldwide, revealing the fastest rates of extinction. Habitat degradation, river pollution and climate change are the primary causes of global decline. However, biological threats for freshwater mussels are still poorly known.
Bolotov IN +26 more
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