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- Title
Approaches and research needs for advancing the protection and recovery of imperilled freshwater fishes and mussels in Canada<sup>1</sup>.
- Authors
Castañeda, Rowshyra A.; Ackerman, Josef D.; Chapman, Lauren J.; Cooke, Steven J.; Cuddington, Kim; Dextrase, Alan J.; Jackson, Donald A.; Koops, Marten A.; Krkošek, Martin; Loftus, Kevin K.; Mandrak, Nicholas E.; Martel, André L.; Molnár, Péter K.; Morris, Todd J.; Pitcher, Trevor E.; Poesch, Mark S.; Power, Michael; Pratt, Thomas C.; Reid, Scott M.; Rodríguez, Marco A.
- Abstract
Effective conservation requires that species recovery measures are informed by rigorous scientific research. For imperilled freshwater fishes and mussels in Canada, numerous research gaps exist, in part owing to the need for specialized research methods. The Canadian Freshwater Species at Risk Research Network (SARNET) was formed and identified or implemented approaches to address current research gaps, including (1) captive experimental research populations, (2) nonlethal methods for estimating abundance and distribution, (3) nonlethal field methods to measure life-history parameters, (4) species distribution models informed by co-occurring species, (5) conservation physiology to inform habitat and threat science, (6) evidence syntheses to evaluate threats and recovery measures, (7) disease-transmission models to understand mussel–host relationships, (8) experimental mesocosms and manipulative experiments to evaluate key habitat stressors, (9) threat and hazard models for predictive applications, and (10) rigorous evaluation of surrogate species. Over a dozen threat- and recovery-focused SARNET research applications are summarized, demonstrating the value of a coordinated research program between academics and government to advance scientific research on, and to support the recovery of, imperilled freshwater species.
- Subjects
CANADA; FRESHWATER mussels; SPECIES distribution; RESEARCH methodology; ACADEMIC programs; MUSSELS; PREDICTION models; FRESHWATER fishes
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 2021, Vol 78, Issue 9, p1356
- ISSN
0706-652X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjfas-2020-0374