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 …

Freshwater mussels are one of the most threatened animal groups in the world. In the
European Union, threatened and protected mussel species are not adequately monitored …

Freshwater biodiversity conservation has received substantial attention in the scientific
literature and is finally being recognized in policy frameworks such as the Global …

Freshwater biodiversity is under threat, but long-term quantitative studies showing major
demographic declines in invertebrate species are still scarce. Here we focus on a long-term …

Freshwater mussels are integral components of riverine ecosystems, influencing water
quality, nutrient cycling, and habitat characteristics. Enigmatic freshwater mussel declines …

Ecological theory posits that higher species richness should be associated with greater
exploitation of resources and niche packing resulting from either increasing species niche …

Climate change may lead to range shifts, and barriers to such displacements may result in
extirpations from previously suitable habitats. This may be particularly important in …

Vehicle-wash wastewater (VWW) contains high levels of various petrochemicals such as
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a carcinogenic category of organic substances …

The next century will be a time of rapid change for freshwater mussel populations, which will
be threatened by climate change, biological invasions, new pollutants, land-use change …

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 …