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dc.contributor.authorÖsterling, Martin E.
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Bjørn Mejdell
dc.contributor.authorArvidsson, Björn
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-14T11:17:40Z
dc.date.available2020-10-14T11:17:40Z
dc.date.created2020-09-28T16:44:50Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationAquatic conservation. 2020, 30 1803-1808.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1099-0755
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2682772
dc.description.abstractconservation evaluation, fish, invertebrates, streamen_US
dc.description.abstract1. To understand the ecological factors behind the decline of functionally important threatened species with complex life cycles, many different life-cycle stages need to be investigated. The highly threatened unionoid freshwater mussels, with their complex life cycle, including a parasitic stage on host fish, often have a large influence on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. 2. The overall aim of the present article is to summarize and discuss the impact of two articles published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (AQC) on biotic interactions and adaptation of a threatened unionoid mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) to its host fish (Salmo trutta). 3. The two AQC publications described research on the influence of population size and density of mussels and host fish, and host–parasite interactions between mussels and their host fish, on the recruitment of juvenile mussels. 4. The results from these publications filled gaps in knowledge and resulted in recommendations and incentives for conservation. The results and method development have been used in practical conservation work with threatened mussel species and have been implemented and cited in management handbooks. The outcome of the publications has been implemented in large conservation and restoration projects, and in several recent scientific publications. 5. Specifically, the results from one publication showed that ecological parameters such as mussel and host fish density and population size influenced recruitment of the threatened freshwater pearl mussel. The results from the second publication showed that understanding host–parasite interactions is important for comparing the suitability of host fish strains, and that host fish strains differ in their suitability for mussel infestations. In combination, the articles show that integrating ecological parameters of threatened mussels and their host fish with host– parasite interaction experiments can be an important influence on conservation recommendations, adaptive management and national management programmes for threatened species.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectconservation evaluationen_US
dc.subjectfishen_US
dc.subjectinvertebratesen_US
dc.subjectstreamen_US
dc.titleDemonstrating the practical impact of studies on biotic interactions and adaptation of a threatened unionoid mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) to its host fish (Salmo trutta)en_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 The Authors.en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.source.pagenumber1803-1808en_US
dc.source.volume30en_US
dc.source.journalAquatic conservationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/aqc.3428
dc.identifier.cristin1834476
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cristin.fulltextoriginal
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