@article{3058607,
    title = "Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges",
    author = "Lopes-Lima, M. and Sousa, R. and Geist, J. and Aldridge, D.C. and Araujo, R. and Bergengren, J. and Bespalaya, Y. and Bódis, E. and Burlakova, L. and Van Damme, D. and Douda, K. and Froufe, E. and Georgiev, D. and Gumpinger, C. and Karatayev, A. and Kebapçi, Ü. and Killeen, I. and Lajtner, J. and Larsen, B.M. and Lauceri, R. and Legakis, A. and Lois, S. and Lundberg, S. and Moorkens, E. and Motte, G. and Nagel, K.-O. and Ondina, P. and Outeiro, A. and Paunovic, M. and Prié, V. and von Proschwitz, T. and Riccardi, N. and Rudzīte, M. and Rudzītis, M. and Scheder, C. and Seddon, M. and Şereflişan, H. and Simić, V. and Sokolova, S. and Stoeckl, K. and Taskinen, J. and Teixeira, A. and Thielen, F. and Trichkova, T. and Varandas, S. and Vicentini, H. and Zajac, K. and Zajac, T. and Zogaris, S.",
    journal = "Fungal Biology Reviews",
    year = "2017",
    volume = "92",
    number = "1",
    pages = "572-607",
    publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
    issn = "1749-4613",
    doi = "10.1111/brv.12244",
    keywords = "fresh water, animal;  animal dispersal;  bivalve;  ecosystem;  environmental protection;  Europe;  physiology;  trends, Animal Distribution;  Animals;  Bivalvia;  Conservation of Natural Resources;  Ecosystem;  Europe;  Fresh Water",
    abstract = "Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status of the 16 currently recognized species in Europe, collating for the first time their life-history traits, distribution, conservation status, habitat preferences, and main threats in order to suggest future management actions. In northern, central, and eastern Europe, a relatively homogeneous species composition is found in most basins. In southern Europe, despite the lower species richness, spatially restricted species make these basins a high conservation priority. Information on freshwater mussels in Europe is unevenly distributed with considerable differences in data quality and quantity among countries and species. To make conservation more effective in the future, we suggest greater international cooperation using standardized protocols and methods to monitor and manage European freshwater mussel diversity. Such an approach will not only help conserve this vulnerable group but also, through the protection of these important organisms, will offer wider benefits to freshwater ecosystems. © 2016 Cambridge Philosophical Society"
}