A5000598713- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Marine and environmental studies
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
2016-2025
T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute
2009-2012
Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and services, yet many their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review status 16 currently recognized species Europe, collating for first time life-history traits, distribution, conservation status, habitat preferences, main threats order to suggest future management actions. In northern, central, eastern a relatively homogeneous composition is found most basins. southern despite lower richness,...
Abstract In this review, we synthesize the current knowledge of biology, ecology, and impact Sinanodonta freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae), native to East Asia, that have successfully invaded Europe, Central America, North Africa, several Asian regions. The main introduction pathways were reconstructed based on DNA sequence data distribution records. We show invasive lineages belong three species, namely, S. woodiana s. str. (“temperate invasive” lineage), pacifica (“tropical lauta ....
Abstract Co‐extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on magnitude potential impacts and causal mechanisms responsible for decline affiliate (dependent) species. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida), most threatened faunal groups Earth, need pass through a parasitic larval (glochidia) phase using fishes hosts complete their life cycle. Here, we provide synthesis published...
Abstract The effects of invasive alien species (IAS) on host–affiliate relationships are often subtle and remain unnoticed or insufficiently quantified. global decline freshwater unionid mussel has been attributed to many causes, but little is known about the interactions IAS, with their complex life cycle, which includes an obligatory parasitic stage (the glochidium) that develops fishes. capacity a European mussel, Anodonta anatina , develop its widespread fish host, Squalius cephalus was...
The ongoing digital revolution in the age of big data is opening new research opportunities. Culturomics and iEcology, two emerging areas based on analysis online resources, can provide novel scientific insights inform conservation management efforts. To date, culturomics iEcology have been applied primarily terrestrial realm. Here, we advocate for expanding such applications to aquatic realm by providing a brief overview these approaches outlining key which are likely highest impact,...
Illicit drug abuse presents pervasive adverse consequences for human societies around the world. consumption also plays an unexpected role in contamination of aquatic ecosystems that receive wastewater discharges. Here, we show methamphetamine, considered as one most important global health threats, causes addiction and behavior alteration brown trout Salmo trutta at environmentally relevant concentrations (1 µg l-1). Altered movement preference methamphetamine during withdrawal were linked...
Europe has a long history of human pressure on freshwater ecosystems. As continues to grow and new threats emerge, there is an urgent need for conservation biodiversity its ecosystem services. However, whilst some taxonomic groups, mainly vertebrates, have received disproportionate amount attention funds, other groups remain largely off the public scientific radar. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) are alarming example this bias here we point out six conceptual areas that immediate...
The global decline of freshwater mussels and their crucial ecological services highlight the need to understand phylogeny, phylogeography patterns genetic diversity guide conservation efforts. Such knowledge is urgently needed for Unio crassus, a highly imperilled species originally widespread throughout Europe southwest Asia. Recent studies have resurrected several from synonymy based on mitochondrial data, revealing U. crassus be complex cryptic species. To address long-standing taxonomic...
Abstract Aim The indirect consequences of biotic homogenization, the process a gradual increase in similarity regional biotas driven by combined effects species invasions and extinctions, are still poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to assess ability native affiliate maintain its host resources under condition homogenization communities. Location Central (Vltava River Basin, Czech Republic) western (Douro Portugal) Europe. Methods We tested non‐native serve as an alternative partner...
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Abstract The conservation of endangered affiliate species, which are critically dependent on the presence another is often hindered by a poor understanding relationships between interacting partners. parasitic stage unionid bivalves constitutes tight host–affiliate linkage mussels and their host fishes. However, threats resulting from potential shortages species rarely sufficiently quantified incorporated into strategies. In this paper, we integrated both quality availability analyses to...
The impact of multiple invading species can be magnified owing to mutual facilitation—termed ‘invasional meltdown’—but invasive also adversely affected by their interactions with other invaders. Using a unique reciprocal host–parasite relationship between bitterling fish ( Rhodeus amarus ) and unionid mussels, we show that an mussel reverses the roles in relationship. Bitterling lay eggs into gills, larvae parasitize fish. recently colonized Europe all sympatric European but are unable use...
Abstract The survival of affiliate (dependent) species in a changing environment is determined by the interactions between and their available hosts. However, patterns spatial temporal changes host compatibility are often unknown despite shifts having direct impact on persistence local populations. Bivalves order Unionida (freshwater mussels) functionally important but declining group species, which dependent freshwater fish to parasitic larvae. role adaptations resistance shaping mussel...
Summary Parasitic species can affect host behaviour in various ways. Freshwater mussels of the superfamily U nionoidea have a glochidia larva that is parasitic on fish. Our aim was to evaluate whether fish exposed distinct could upstream dispersal parasite. Many freshwater are highly endangered, and understanding relationships with their hosts important for conservation. However, research behavioural effects parasitism activity and/or mussel larvae nature has received little attention....
Summary The recognition of management units ( MU s) that respect interpopulation distinctions in needs is central to many biological applications addressing species conservation, invasions and ecosystem processes. We present a methodological approach for the evaluation population‐level differences host compatibility natural populations affiliate (dependent) species. Two experiments were performed diagnose sources variability relationships between an endangered freshwater mussel U nio crassus...
Understanding the invasive potential of species outside their native range is one most pressing questions in applied evolutionary and ecological research. Admixture genotypes from multiple sources has been implicated successful invasions, by generating novel genetic combinations that facilitate rapid adaptation to new environments. Alternatively, adaptive evolution on standing variation, exposed phenotypic plasticity selected accommodation, can invasion success. We investigated population...