Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment
Author(s)
Ferreira-Rodriguez, Noe
Akiyama, Yoshihiro B
Aksenova, Olga V
Araujo, Rafael
Barnhart, M Christopher
Bespalaya, Yulia V
Bogan, Arthur E
Bolotov, Ivan N
Budha, Prem B
Clavijo, Cristhian
Clearwater, Susan J
Darrigran, Gustavo
Van, Tu Do
Douda, Karel
Froufe, Elsa
Gumpinger, Clemens
Henrikson, Lennart
Humphrey, Chris L
Johnson, Nathan A
Klishko, Olga
Klunzinger, Michael W
Kovitvadhi, Satit
Kovitvadhi, Uthaiwan
Lajtner, Jasna
Lopes-Lima, Manuel
Moorkens, Evelyn A
Nagayama, Shigeya
Nagel, Karl-Otto
Nakano, Mitsunori
Negishi, Junjiro N
Ondina, Paz
Oulasvirta, Panu
Prie, Vincent
Riccardi, Nicoletta
Rudzite, Mudite
Sheldon, Fran
Sousa, Ronaldo
Strayer, David L
Takeuchi, Motoi
Taskinen, Jouni
Teixeira, Amilcar
Tiemann, Jeremy S
Urbanska, Maria
Varandas, Simone
Vinarski, Maxim V
Wicklow, Barry J
Zajac, Tadeusz
Vaughn, Caryn C
Year published
2019
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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 ...
View more >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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View more >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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Journal Title
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Volume
231
Subject
Environmental sciences
Biological sciences
Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences