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Conservation challenges imposed by evolutionary history and habitat suitability shifts of endangered freshwater mussels under a global climate change scenario

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dc.contributor.authorReis, Joaquim
dc.contributor.authorPerea, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorGama, Mafalda
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Sofia L.
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Vitor C.
dc.contributor.authorLima, Cristina S.
dc.contributor.authorBanha, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorGil, Maria
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Maria Garcia
dc.contributor.authorAnastácio, P.M.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Carla Sousa
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Rafael
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-07T14:38:19Z
dc.date.available2024-05-07T14:38:19Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractClimate change and associated shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns have become an increasing concern as drivers of ongoing biodiversity loss. The Mediterranean region is particularly vulnerable, being both a biodiversity hotspot and a region very prone to desertification. Freshwater mussels are amongst the most threatened invertebrate taxa worldwide. Unio tumidiformis is an endemic and endangered species restricted to the southern Iberian Peninsula, living in temporary Mediterranean-type streams. Freshwater mussels need a fish host for successful larval transformation, meaning U. tumidiformis must belong to the genus Squalius. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the vulnerability of U. tumidiformis to climate change, by studying its population genetics and evolutionary history, its current and future habitat suitability, and that of its hosts. Genetic population structure and diversity were assessed using Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms through Genotyping by Sequencing and used to infer species evolutionary history. The species potential distribution was modeled using an ensemble forecasting approach, and future shifts in habitat suitability were assessed with the projected climate data layers from Worldclim. Most populations showed extreme genetic differentiation (Fst up to 0.745), even from close neighboring ones. Upper Guadiana populations were more diverse and less differentiated. We hypothesize that U. tumidiformis originated in Upper Guadiana and followed the same colonization routes as their hosts with numerous founder effects and bottlenecks. Our results also predicted a reduction of 99% of climatically suitable areas for U. tumidiformis in the Iberian Peninsula until 2040. For the fish hosts, a maximum 42% reduction in suitable areas was estimated throughout the century, with remaining adequate habitats in the north. Our results suggest that difficult conservation options are necessary, prioritizing the preservation of populations, translocations to the northern area of its historical range and stream engineering to increase resilience to droughts.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationReis, J., Perea, S., Gama, M., Mendes, S. L., Sousa, V. C., Lima, C., Banha, F., Gil, M., Alvarez, M. G., Anastácio, P., Sousa Santos, C., & Araujo, R. (2024). Conservation Challenges Imposed by Evolutionary History and Habitat Suitability Shifts of Endangered Freshwater Mussels under a Global Climate Change Scenario. Diversity (14242818), 16(4), 209. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16040209pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/d16040209pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn14242818
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9763
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)pt_PT
dc.relationPTDC/BIA-EVL/29199/2017pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/04292/2020pt_PT
dc.relationLA/P/0069/2020pt_PT
dc.relationSRFH/BD/145153/2019pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectGenetic population structurept_PT
dc.subjectMediterranean-type temporary streampt_PT
dc.subjectDroughtpt_PT
dc.subjectDistribution modelingpt_PT
dc.subjectRescuept_PT
dc.subjectIberiapt_PT
dc.titleConservation challenges imposed by evolutionary history and habitat suitability shifts of endangered freshwater mussels under a global climate change scenariopt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage209pt_PT
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