Sousa Ronaldo, Zając Tadeusz, Halabowski Dariusz, Aksenova Olga V, Bespalaya Yulia V, Carvalho Francisco, Castro Paulo, Douda Karel, da Silva Janine P, Ferreira-Rodríguez Noé, Geist Juergen, Gumpinger Clemens, Labecka Anna M, Lajtner Jasna, Lewin Iga, Lopes-Lima Manuel, Meira Alexandra, Nakamura Keiko, Nogueira Joana Garrido, Ondina Paz, Ożgo Małgorzata, Reis Joaquim, Riccardi Nicoletta, Shumka Spase, Son Mikhail O, Teixeira Amílcar, Thielen Frankie, Urbańska Maria, Varandas Simone, Wengström Niklas, Zając Katarzyna, Zieritz Alexandra, Aldridge David C
CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.
Conserv Biol. 2023 Apr;37(2):e13994. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13994. Epub 2022 Oct 10.
Europe has a long history of human pressure on freshwater ecosystems. As pressure continues to grow and new threats emerge, there is an urgent need for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and its ecosystem services. However, whilst some taxonomic groups, mainly vertebrates, have received a disproportionate amount of attention and funds, other groups remain largely off the public and scientific radar. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) are an alarming example of this conservation bias and here we point out six conceptual areas that need immediate and long-term attention: knowledge, threats, socioeconomics, conservation, governance and education. The proposed roadmap aims to advance research, policy and education by identifying the most pressing priorities for the short- and long-term conservation of freshwater mussels across Europe.
欧洲对淡水生态系统施加人类压力的历史由来已久。随着压力持续增大以及新威胁不断出现，迫切需要保护淡水生物多样性及其生态系统服务。然而，尽管一些分类群体，主要是脊椎动物，受到了过多关注并获得了大量资金，但其他群体在很大程度上仍未受到公众和科学界的关注。淡水贻贝（双壳纲，珠蚌目）就是这种保护偏见的一个惊人例子，在此我们指出六个需要立即和长期关注的概念领域：知识、威胁、社会经济学、保护、治理和教育。拟议的路线图旨在通过确定欧洲淡水贻贝短期和长期保护最紧迫的优先事项，推动研究、政策和教育发展。
