Article

Hidden from Our Sight, but Not from Our Impact: The Conservation Issues of Cave Bivalves

2021-05-04

Abstract excerpt

Groundwater habitats in the Dinaric Karst are home to the only known cave-adapted genus of bivalve mollusks, which currently survives as three distinct species with a highly fragmented distribution. Over the past few decades, Congeria populations suffered a steep decline across their range, as a result of human activities. Here, we identify the most pressing issues concerning the current conservation status of Con...

Topics

Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.

Identifiers and source

Literature Corpus work: e7e3ff1e-c49b-5ff3-8a79-1a4897d716af
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202105.0023.v1

Open publication

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest

Hidden from Our Sight, but Not from Our Impact: The Conservation Issues of Cave BivalvesDOI 10.20944/preprints202105.0023.v1Read

Why African Estuaries Matter? An Expert Perspective on Global SustainabilitySemantic proximity Read

On the presence of Lecithochirium musculus (Digenea: Hemiuridae) in Conger conger.Semantic proximity Read

The limits of cryptic diversity in groundwater: phylogeography of the cave shrimp Troglocaris anophthalmus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae).Semantic proximity Read

The status of current and tentative marine natural World Heritage areasSemantic proximity Read

Genetic diversity and evolutionary relationships of the troglodytic "living fossil" Congeria kusceri (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae).Semantic proximity Read

First establishment of microsatellite markers in clausiliid snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clausiliidae).Semantic proximity Read

Is subterranean lifestyle reversible? Independent and recent large-scale dispersal into surface waters by two species of the groundwater amphipod genus Niphargus.Semantic proximity Read

Assessment of <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> status along the north Croatian coast (Adriatic Sea)Semantic proximity Read

Thechallenge of small and rare species in marine biodiversity surveys: microgastropod diversity in a complex tropical coastal environmentSemantic proximity Read

Saving the sea turtles of Anguilla: Combining scientific data with community perspectives to inform policy decisionsSemantic proximity Read

Diversity, distribution and different habitat use among the tropical freshwater eels of genus Anguilla.Semantic proximity Read

The conservation status of Texas groundwater invertebratesSemantic proximity Read