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The role of anthropogenic habitats in freshwater mussel conservation
Univ Minho, Dept Biol, CBMA Ctr Mol & Environm Biol, Campus Gualtar, P-4710057 Braga, Portugal..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5961-5515
Univ Silesia Katowice, Fac Nat Sci, Inst Biol Biotechnol & Environm Protect, Katowice, Poland..ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5841-559X
Jagiellonian Univ, Inst Environm Sci, Krakow, Poland..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8810-7093
Czech Univ Life Sci Prague, Dept Zool & Fisheries, Prague, Czech Republic..
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2021 (English)In: Global Change Biology, ISSN 1354-1013, E-ISSN 1365-2486, Vol. 27, p. 2298-2314Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Anthropogenic freshwater habitats may provide undervalued prospects for long-term conservation as part of species conservation planning. This fundamental, but overlooked, issue requires attention considering the pace that humans have been altering natural freshwater ecosystems and the accelerated levels of biodiversity decline in recent decades. We compiled 709 records of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) inhabiting a broad variety of anthropogenic habitat types (from small ponds to large reservoirs and canals) and reviewed their importance as refuges for this faunal group. Most records came from Europe and North America, with a clear dominance of canals and reservoirs. The dataset covered 228 species, including 34 threatened species on the IUCN Red List. We discuss the conservation importance and provide guidance on how these anthropogenic habitats could be managed to provide optimal conservation value to freshwater mussels. This review also shows that some of these habitats may function as ecological traps owing to conflicting management practices or because they act as a sink for some populations. Therefore, anthropogenic habitats should not be seen as a panacea to resolve conservation problems. More information is necessary to better understand the trade-offs between human use and the conservation of freshwater mussels (and other biota) within anthropogenic habitats, given the low number of quantitative studies and the strong biogeographic knowledge bias that persists.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2021. Vol. 27, p. 2298-2314
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ecological traps, freshwater biodiversity, novel ecosystems, sink habitats, unionids
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Biology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-83694DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15549ISI: 000630373900001PubMedID: 33739622Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85102715154OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-83694DiVA, id: diva2:1545298
Available from: 2021-04-19 Created: 2021-04-19 Last updated: 2022-04-26Bibliographically approved

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