Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale
The effects of climate change on oligotrophic rivers and their communities are almost unknown, albeit these ecosystems are the primary habitat of the critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel and its host fishes, salmonids. The distribution and abundance of pearl mussels have drastically decreas...
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WATER PEARL MUSSEL MARGARITIFERA-MARGARITIFERA L CONSERVATION TRENDS BIODIVERSITY TEMPERATURES ECOLOGY THREATS RANGE SHELL 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology 1172 Environmental sciences Bolotov, Ivan N. Makhrov, Alexander A. Gofarov, Mikhail Yu. Aksenova, Olga V. Aspholm, Paul E. Bespalaya, Yulia V. Kabakov, Mikhail B. Kolosova, Yulia S. Kondakov, Alexander V. Ofenbock, Thomas Ostrovsky, Andrew N. Popov, Igor Yu. von Proschwitz, Ted Rudzite, Mudite Rudzitis, Maris Sokolova, Svetlana E. Valovirta, Ilmari Vikhrev, Ilya V. Vinarski, Maxim V. Zotin, Alexey A. Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale |
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The effects of climate change on oligotrophic rivers and their communities are almost unknown, albeit these ecosystems are the primary habitat of the critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel and its host fishes, salmonids. The distribution and abundance of pearl mussels have drastically decreased throughout Europe over the last century, particularly within the southern part of the range, but causes of this wide-scale extinction process are unclear. Here we estimate the effects of climate change on pearl mussels based on historical and recent samples from 50 rivers and 6 countries across Europe. We found that the shell convexity may be considered an indicator of the thermal effects on pearl mussel populations under warming climate because it reflects shifts in summer temperatures and is significantly different in viable and declining populations. Spatial and temporal modeling of the relationship between shell convexity and population status show that global climate change could have accelerated the population decline of pearl mussels over the last 100 years through rapidly decreasing suitable distribution areas. Simulation predicts future warming-induced range reduction, particularly in southern regions. These results highlight the importance of large-scale studies of keystone species, which can underscore the hidden effects of climate warming on freshwater ecosystems. Peer reviewed |
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Bolotov, Ivan N. Makhrov, Alexander A. Gofarov, Mikhail Yu. Aksenova, Olga V. Aspholm, Paul E. Bespalaya, Yulia V. Kabakov, Mikhail B. Kolosova, Yulia S. Kondakov, Alexander V. Ofenbock, Thomas Ostrovsky, Andrew N. Popov, Igor Yu. von Proschwitz, Ted Rudzite, Mudite Rudzitis, Maris Sokolova, Svetlana E. Valovirta, Ilmari Vikhrev, Ilya V. Vinarski, Maxim V. Zotin, Alexey A. |
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Bolotov, Ivan N. Makhrov, Alexander A. Gofarov, Mikhail Yu. Aksenova, Olga V. Aspholm, Paul E. Bespalaya, Yulia V. Kabakov, Mikhail B. Kolosova, Yulia S. Kondakov, Alexander V. Ofenbock, Thomas Ostrovsky, Andrew N. Popov, Igor Yu. von Proschwitz, Ted Rudzite, Mudite Rudzitis, Maris Sokolova, Svetlana E. Valovirta, Ilmari Vikhrev, Ilya V. Vinarski, Maxim V. Zotin, Alexey A. |
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Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale |
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Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale |
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Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale |
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Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale |
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Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale |
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climate warming as a possible trigger of keystone mussel population decline in oligotrophic rivers at the continental scale |
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10.1038/s41598-017-18873-y We thank the Associate Editor and four anonymous reviewers for their helpful and insightful comments. This work was partly funded by grants from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science (project nos. 6.2343.2017/4.6 and 6.1352.2017/4.6), Scientific Program of RAS's Presidium no. 41 "Biodiversity of Natural Systems and Biological Resources of Russia", Scientific Program of RAS's Presidium no. 52 "Arctic", Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations (project nos 0409-2016-0022 and 0409-2015-0143), and Russian Foundation for Basic Research, RFBR (project nos 16-05-00854, 16-34-60152, 17-45-290016, 17-45-290436, and 17-45-290066). The authors would like to thank A. S. Aksenov, O. N. Bespaliy, G. A. Dvoryankin, M. Eriksson, L. Henrikson, P. V. Kiyashko, A. V. Semushin, and L. L. Yarochnovich for their help during this study and to P. Oulasvirta and O. N. Bespaliy for permission to use their photos in the paper. Bolotov , I N , Makhrov , A A , Gofarov , M Y , Aksenova , O V , Aspholm , P E , Bespalaya , Y V , Kabakov , M B , Kolosova , Y S , Kondakov , A V , Ofenbock , T , Ostrovsky , A N , Popov , I Y , von Proschwitz , T , Rudzite , M , Rudzitis , M , Sokolova , S E , Valovirta , I , Vikhrev , I V , Vinarski , M V & Zotin , A A 2018 , ' Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 8 , 35 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18873-y 85040463706 99897c34-e656-44d0-9948-916cc4c14839 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231864 000419441300035 |
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/231864 2024-01-07T09:40:47+01:00 Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale Bolotov, Ivan N. Makhrov, Alexander A. Gofarov, Mikhail Yu. Aksenova, Olga V. Aspholm, Paul E. Bespalaya, Yulia V. Kabakov, Mikhail B. Kolosova, Yulia S. Kondakov, Alexander V. Ofenbock, Thomas Ostrovsky, Andrew N. Popov, Igor Yu. von Proschwitz, Ted Rudzite, Mudite Rudzitis, Maris Sokolova, Svetlana E. Valovirta, Ilmari Vikhrev, Ilya V. Vinarski, Maxim V. Zotin, Alexey A. Finnish Museum of Natural History Zoology 2018-02-01T10:26:01Z 9 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231864 eng eng Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41598-017-18873-y We thank the Associate Editor and four anonymous reviewers for their helpful and insightful comments. This work was partly funded by grants from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science (project nos. 6.2343.2017/4.6 and 6.1352.2017/4.6), Scientific Program of RAS's Presidium no. 41 "Biodiversity of Natural Systems and Biological Resources of Russia", Scientific Program of RAS's Presidium no. 52 "Arctic", Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations (project nos 0409-2016-0022 and 0409-2015-0143), and Russian Foundation for Basic Research, RFBR (project nos 16-05-00854, 16-34-60152, 17-45-290016, 17-45-290436, and 17-45-290066). The authors would like to thank A. S. Aksenov, O. N. Bespaliy, G. A. Dvoryankin, M. Eriksson, L. Henrikson, P. V. Kiyashko, A. V. Semushin, and L. L. Yarochnovich for their help during this study and to P. Oulasvirta and O. N. Bespaliy for permission to use their photos in the paper. Bolotov , I N , Makhrov , A A , Gofarov , M Y , Aksenova , O V , Aspholm , P E , Bespalaya , Y V , Kabakov , M B , Kolosova , Y S , Kondakov , A V , Ofenbock , T , Ostrovsky , A N , Popov , I Y , von Proschwitz , T , Rudzite , M , Rudzitis , M , Sokolova , S E , Valovirta , I , Vikhrev , I V , Vinarski , M V & Zotin , A A 2018 , ' Climate Warming as a Possible Trigger of Keystone Mussel Population Decline in Oligotrophic Rivers at the Continental Scale ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 8 , 35 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18873-y 85040463706 99897c34-e656-44d0-9948-916cc4c14839 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231864 000419441300035 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess WATER PEARL MUSSEL MARGARITIFERA-MARGARITIFERA L CONSERVATION TRENDS BIODIVERSITY TEMPERATURES ECOLOGY THREATS RANGE SHELL 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology 1172 Environmental sciences Article publishedVersion 2018 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:07:36Z The effects of climate change on oligotrophic rivers and their communities are almost unknown, albeit these ecosystems are the primary habitat of the critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel and its host fishes, salmonids. The distribution and abundance of pearl mussels have drastically decreased throughout Europe over the last century, particularly within the southern part of the range, but causes of this wide-scale extinction process are unclear. Here we estimate the effects of climate change on pearl mussels based on historical and recent samples from 50 rivers and 6 countries across Europe. We found that the shell convexity may be considered an indicator of the thermal effects on pearl mussel populations under warming climate because it reflects shifts in summer temperatures and is significantly different in viable and declining populations. Spatial and temporal modeling of the relationship between shell convexity and population status show that global climate change could have accelerated the population decline of pearl mussels over the last 100 years through rapidly decreasing suitable distribution areas. Simulation predicts future warming-induced range reduction, particularly in southern regions. These results highlight the importance of large-scale studies of keystone species, which can underscore the hidden effects of climate warming on freshwater ecosystems. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository |