Ecosystem services provided by freshwater mussels
CC Vaughn - Hydrobiologia, 2018 - Springer
Ecosystem services are the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems. Freshwater
mussels perform many important functions in aquatic ecosystems, which can in turn be …
mussels perform many important functions in aquatic ecosystems, which can in turn be …
[HTML][HTML] Medicating the environment? A critical review on the risks of carbamazepine, diclofenac and ibuprofen to aquatic organisms
NSP Batucan, LA Tremblay, GL Northcott… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are an important class of micropollutants within the freshwater
environment. There is sufficient evidence of their impacts on exposed biota to warrant further …
environment. There is sufficient evidence of their impacts on exposed biota to warrant further …
Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment
N Ferreira-Rodríguez, YB Akiyama, OV Aksenova… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing
research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species …
research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species …
Fish and mussels: importance of fish for freshwater mussel conservation
Co‐extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to the
global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on the magnitude of …
global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on the magnitude of …
Biodiversity losses and ecosystem function in freshwaters: emerging conclusions and research directions
CC Vaughn - BioScience, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Six conclusions have emerged from recent research that complicate the ability to predict
how biodiversity losses may affect ecosystem function:(1) species traits determine …
how biodiversity losses may affect ecosystem function:(1) species traits determine …
Freshwater mussel conservation: A global horizon scan of emerging threats and opportunities
DC Aldridge, IS Ollard, YV Bespalaya… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We identified 14 emerging and poorly understood threats and opportunities for addressing
the global conservation of freshwater mussels over the next decade. A panel of 17 …
the global conservation of freshwater mussels over the next decade. A panel of 17 …
Adaptations to host infection and larval parasitism in Unionoida
MC Barnhart, WR Haag… - Journal of the North …, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
Freshwater mussel larval parasitism of fish is unique among bivalves. The relationship is
primarily phoretic rather than nutritive; only the smallest glochidia and the haustorial larva …
primarily phoretic rather than nutritive; only the smallest glochidia and the haustorial larva …
[HTML][HTML] Linking pollution and cancer in aquatic environments: A review
Due to the interconnectedness of aquatic ecosystems through the highly effective marine
and atmospheric transport routes, all aquatic ecosystems are potentially vulnerable to …
and atmospheric transport routes, all aquatic ecosystems are potentially vulnerable to …
Environmental occurrence and reproductive effects of the pharmaceutical fluoxetine in native freshwater mussels
RB Bringolf, RM Heltsley, TJ Newton… - Environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The present study measured the occurrence, distribution, and bioaccumulation of fluoxetine
in samples of water, polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS), sediment, and …
in samples of water, polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS), sediment, and …
Soil erosion from agriculture and mining: a threat to tropical stream ecosystems
KM Wantzen, JH Mol - Agriculture, 2013 - mdpi.com
In tropical countries soil erosion is often increased due to high erodibility of geologically old
and weathered soils; intensive rainfall; inappropriate soil management; removal of forest …
and weathered soils; intensive rainfall; inappropriate soil management; removal of forest …