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Current and Future Ecological Status Assessment: A New Holistic Approach for Watershed Management. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12102839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Paiva River catchment, located in Portugal, integrates the Natura 2000 network of European Union nature protection areas. Resorting to topography, climate and land-use data, a semi-distributed hydrological model (Hydrological Simulation Program–FORTRAN) was run in order to simulate the hydrological cycle of the river and its tributaries. The model was calibrated over a 25-year period and validated within a 31-year period. Its performance was verified by comparing the recorded and simulated daily flows. The values of the Nash–Sutcliffe coefficient of efficiency of 0.95 and 0.76, and coefficient of determination of 0.95 and 0.82, were achieved for calibration and validation, respectively, thus showing a quite satisfactory model performance. Subsequently, the climate change impacts on temperature and precipitation, as well as their extremes, and on the flowrates were also assessed for a future period (2041–2070) under two anthropogenic forcing scenarios (representative concentration pathways 4.5 and 8.5). A procedure for selecting the most relevant metrics for assessing the ecological condition of the Paiva River was developed based upon a set of 52 invertebrate families sampled. Correspondence analyses were carried out for biological datasets (traits/metrics) with physicochemical and land use/land cover matrices separately. Out of all variables, water quality and flow and agriculture land use explained most of the variance observed. The integrated analysis undertaken in the present study is an important advance when compared to previous studies and it provides key information to stakeholders and decision-makers, particularly when planning suitable adaptation measures to cope with changing climates in the forthcoming decades.
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Sousa R, Nogueira JG, Ferreira A, Carvalho F, Lopes-Lima M, Varandas S, Teixeira A. A tale of shells and claws: The signal crayfish as a threat to the pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Europe. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 665:329-337. [PMID: 30772562 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera is a highly threatened species in Europe. Several mechanisms may be responsible for the decline in distribution and abundance of European pearl mussel populations, but almost no quantitative data exists about the possible negative impacts of invasive alien species (IAS). In this study, we clearly demonstrate that the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus predates pearl mussels, using a laboratorial experiment followed by in situ validation in four rivers in the North of Portugal (Mente, Rabaçal, Tuela and Baceiro Rivers; Douro Basin). In the laboratory, the crayfish had a clear preference for small-sized pearl mussels but no differences in predation were found in mesocosms with and without sediment. In addition, we clearly demonstrated that the signal crayfish predates pearl mussels in natural conditions and detected a significant density dependent effect (i.e., sites with more crayfish presented higher number of pearl mussel shells with marks of predation). Given the recent introduction of the signal crayfish and the potential negative impacts on pearl mussel populations we also investigated its autoecology (distribution, abundance, size structure and sex-ratio) in the four studied rivers. Significant differences in average abundance and size of the crayfish were detected between sites and the sex-ratio was highly skewed to females. In view of the widespread distribution of signal crayfish (and other invasive crayfish species) in Europe, future management actions devoted to the conservation of pearl mussels should take in consideration the possible negative effects of these predators, especially on juveniles.
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- Ronaldo Sousa
- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; IB-S - Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CIBIO/InBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal
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- CITAB-UTAD - Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Forestry Department, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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Ferreira-Rodríguez N, Fernández I, Varandas S, Cortes R, Cancela ML, Pardo I. The role of calcium concentration in the invasive capacity of Corbicula fluminea in crystalline basins. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 580:1363-1370. [PMID: 28012654 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The natural variation of environmental factors in freshwater basins determines their biodiversity. Among them, calcium is a key physiological compound for freshwater invertebrates. It is required for shell formation, muscle contraction, it mediates gene expression and allows counteracting acidosis during stress periods, among other functions. Although the distribution of different freshwater species has been suggested to be linked with the environmental calcium concentration, as yet, no research studies have confirmed this. Identifying whether environmental calcium concentrations might determine the invasion success of alien species would be critical in developing and implementing effective management strategies to control them. Here, a multidisciplinary approach integrating field surveys, analytical chemistry techniques, molecular biology analyses and a lab-scale experiment was taken to decipher whether the environmental calcium concentration might hamper the establishment of Corbicula fluminea in northwestern Iberian rivers. A Principal Component Analysis on water chemistry variables from 13 water bodies identified environmental calcium concentration, among others, as one key factor that best characterized the distribution area of C. fluminea. The calcium content in animals' bodies from two representative rivers was dependent on the environmental calcium concentration of freshwater basins; the lower the concentration, the lower the body's content. The expression of stress- and calcium homeostasis-related genes was higher in C. fluminea from low calcium concentration environments than in those from calcium-rich freshwater basins. Finally, under experimental conditions, lower water calcium concentrations decreased C. fluminea growth rates. The present data suggest, for the first time, that environmental calcium concentration may act as a determinant factor on the invasion success of C. fluminea in freshwater environments. Our results provide new clues for the identification of basins with increased risk of potential invasion by C. fluminea based on environmental calcium levels.
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- Noé Ferreira-Rodríguez
- Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Campus As Lagoas - Marcosende, Universidad de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain; ECIMAT - Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla, Illa de Toralla, 36331 Vigo, Spain.
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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- Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Campus As Lagoas - Marcosende, Universidad de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain; ECIMAT - Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla, Illa de Toralla, 36331 Vigo, Spain
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Stoeckle BC, Araujo R, Geist J, Kuehn R, Toledo C, Machordom A. Strong genetic differentiation and low genetic diversity of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera L.) in the southwestern European distribution range. CONSERV GENET 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-016-0889-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lopes-Lima M, Sousa R, Geist J, Aldridge DC, Araujo R, Bergengren J, Bespalaya Y, Bódis E, Burlakova L, Van Damme D, Douda K, Froufe E, Georgiev D, Gumpinger C, Karatayev A, Kebapçi Ü, Killeen I, Lajtner J, Larsen BM, Lauceri R, Legakis A, Lois S, Lundberg S, Moorkens E, Motte G, Nagel KO, Ondina P, Outeiro A, Paunovic M, Prié V, von Proschwitz T, Riccardi N, Rudzīte M, Rudzītis M, Scheder C, Seddon M, Şereflişan H, Simić V, Sokolova S, Stoeckl K, Taskinen J, Teixeira A, Thielen F, Trichkova T, Varandas S, Vicentini H, Zajac K, Zajac T, Zogaris S. Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2016; 92:572-607. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 320] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manuel Lopes-Lima
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto; Rua dos Bragas 289 4050-123 Porto Portugal
- IUCN SSC Mollusc Specialist Group; c/o 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL U.K
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto; Rua dos Bragas 289 4050-123 Porto Portugal
- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CMBA), University of Minho; Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management; Technische Universität München; Mühlenweg 22 85350 Freising Germany
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- Aquatic Ecology Group, Department of Zoology; University of Cambridge; Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EJ U.K
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- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC; C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2 28006 Madrid Spain
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- Water Unit, County Administration Board Jönköping; SE-551 86 Jönköping Sweden
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- Institute of Ecological Problems of the North of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; 163000 Arkhangelsk Russia
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- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Danube Research Institute; Jávorka S. u. 14 2131 Göd Hungary
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- Great Lakes Center, Buffalo State College; 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14222 U.S.A
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- Research Unit Palaeontology; Geological Institute, Universiteit Gent; Krijgslaan 281 (S8-B) B-9000 Gent Belgium
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries; Faculty of Agrobiology Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamycka 129 Prague CZ 165 Czech Republic
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto; Rua dos Bragas 289 4050-123 Porto Portugal
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation; University of Plovdiv; Tzar Assen Str. 24 BG-4000 Plovdiv Bulgaria
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- Consultants in Aquatic Ecology and Engineering (Technisches Büro für Gewässerökologie) - Blattfisch; Gabelsbergerstraße 7 4600 Wels Austria
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- Great Lakes Center, Buffalo State College; 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14222 U.S.A
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- Biology Department of Art and Science Faculty, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University; Burdur Turkey
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- 123, Rathdown Park, Greystones County Wicklow Ireland
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- Department of Zoology, Division of Biology; Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb; Rooseveltov trg 6 HR-10000 Zagreb Croatia
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA); PO Box 5685 Sluppen NO-7485 Trondheim Norway
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- CNR ISE - Institute of Ecosystem Study; Largo Tonolli 50 28922 Verbania Italy
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- Zoological Museum, Department of Biology; University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Departamento de Zooloxía e A.F.; Fac. Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC); 27002 Lugo Spain
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- Swedish museum of Natural History; PO Box 50007 SE-104 05 Stockholm Sweden
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- CRNFB - Centre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forêts et du Bois; Gembloux Belgium
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- Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt, Abteilung Marine Zoologie/Sektion Malakologie; Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt/Main Germany
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- Departamento de Zooloxía e A.F.; Fac. Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC); 27002 Lugo Spain
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- Departamento de Zooloxía e A.F.; Fac. Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC); 27002 Lugo Spain
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- Institute for Biological Research ‘Sinisa Stankovic’, University of Belgrade; 142 Bulevar despota Stefana 11000 Belgrade Serbia
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- Equipe ‘Exploration de la Biodiversité’, USM 603/UMR 7138 ‘Systématique, Adaptation, Evolution’, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Case Postale 51, 55, Rue Buffon 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
- iotope; 22 Bd Maréchal Foch 34 140 Mèze France
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- Göteborg Natural History Museum, Invetebrate Zoology; Box 7283 402 35 Göteborg Sweden
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- CNR ISE - Institute of Ecosystem Study; Largo Tonolli 50 28922 Verbania Italy
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- Museum of Zoology, University of Latvia; Kronvalda Bulv. 4 Rīga LV-1586 Latvia
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- Museum of Geology, University of Latvia; Alberta 10 Rīga LV-1010 Latvia
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- Consultants in Aquatic Ecology and Engineering (Technisches Büro für Gewässerökologie) - Blattfisch; Gabelsbergerstraße 7 4600 Wels Austria
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- IUCN SSC Mollusc Specialist Group; c/o 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL U.K
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- Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, Mustafa Kemal University; 31200 İskenderun Hatay Turkey
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- Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection; Faculty of Science, Institute of Biology and Ecology, University of Kragujevac; 34000 Kragujevac Serbia
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- Institute of Ecological Problems of the North of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; 163000 Arkhangelsk Russia
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- Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management; Technische Universität München; Mühlenweg 22 85350 Freising Germany
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science; University of Jyväskylä; PO Box 35 (YAC-315.2) FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- CIMO - Mountain Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança; Campus de Santa Apolónia, Apartado 1172 5301-854 Bragança Portugal
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- Natur & Ëmwelt/Fondation Hëllef fir d'Natur; Kierchestrooss 2 L-9753 Heinerscheid Luxembourg
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 2 Gagarin Str. Sofia 1113 Bulgaria
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- CITAB - Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences; Forestry Department, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro; Apartado 1013 5001-811 Vila Real Portugal
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences; 31-120 Kraków Mickiewicza 33 Poland
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences; 31-120 Kraków Mickiewicza 33 Poland
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- Hellenic Centre For Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biological Sciences and Inland Waters; 46, 7 km Athens-Sounio Anavissos Attiki Greece
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Santos RMB, Sanches Fernandes LF, Varandas SGP, Pereira MG, Sousa R, Teixeira A, Lopes-Lima M, Cortes RMV, Pacheco FAL. Impacts of climate change and land-use scenarios on Margaritifera margaritifera, an environmental indicator and endangered species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 511:477-488. [PMID: 25574975 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 12/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, we assess the impacts of future climate and land-use in the Beça River (northern Portugal) under different scenarios and how this will translate into the conservation status of the endangered pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). This species is currently present in several stretches of the Beça River that still hold adequate ecological conditions. However, the species is threatened by projected declines in precipitation for the 21st century, with implication on the river flows and water depths that might decrease below the species requisites. This situation could be especially critical during summer conditions since the ecological flows may not be assured and several river stretches may be converted into stagnant isolated pools. The habitat connectivity will also be affected with reverberating effects on the mobility of Salmo trutta, the host of M. margaritifera, with consequences in the reproduction and recruitment of pearl mussels. In addition, human-related threats mostly associated with the presence of dams and an predicted increases in wildfires in the future. While the presence of dams may decrease even further the connectivity and river flow, with wildfires the major threat will be related to the wash out of burned areas during storms, eventually causing the disappearance of the mussels, especially the juveniles. In view of future climate and land-use change scenarios, conservation strategies are proposed, including the negotiation of ecological flows with the dam promoters, the replanting of riparian vegetation along the water course and the reintroduction of native tree species throughout the catchment.
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- R M B Santos
- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Ap. 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Ap. 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Ap. 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Ap. 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal; Dom Luiz Institute, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- Mountain Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Ap. 1172, 5301-854 Bragança, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Ap. 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Chemistry Research Centre, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Ap. 1013, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
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Zając K, Zając T. The pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) in Poland - current situation. FOLIA MALACOLOGICA 2014. [DOI: 10.12657/folmal.022.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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