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Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment
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Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment

N. Ferreira-Rodríguez, Y.B. Akiyama, O.V. Aksenova, R. Araujo, M. Christopher Barnhart, Y.V. Bespalaya, A.E. Bogan, I.N. Bolotov, P.B. Budha, C. Clavijo, …
Biological Conservation, Vol.231, pp.77-87
2019
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Abstract

Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species. Conservation priorities vary widely, ranging from preventing imminent extinction to maintaining abundant populations. Here, we develop a portfolio of priority research topics for freshwater mussel conservation assessment. To address these topics, we group research priorities into two categories: intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Intrinsic factors are indicators of organismal or population status, while extrinsic factors encompass environmental variables and threats. An understanding of intrinsic factors is useful in monitoring, and of extrinsic factors are important to understand ongoing and potential impacts on conservation status. This dual approach can guide conservation status assessments prior to the establishment of priority species and implementation of conservation management actions.

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Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
International collaboration
Citation topics
3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
3.2 Marine Biology
3.2.1002 Bivalve Ecology
Web Of Science research areas
Biodiversity Conservation
Ecology
Environmental Sciences
ESI research areas
Environment/Ecology
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