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Enigmatic freshwater mussel declines could be explained by the biodiversity-disease relationship.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Brian, J. I. & Aldridge, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The biodiversity-disease relationship states that increased species richness leads to lower pathogen pressure (i.e. the dilution effect), an effect th...

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Towards environmentally friendly finfish farming: a potential for mussel farms to compensate fish farm effluents.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Kotta, J. & Stechele, B. & Barboza, F. R. & Kaasik, A. & Lavaud, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aquaculture is seen as a possible solution to meet the rising demand for fish but only if the sector reduces its use of wild fish in feed as well as i...

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Boosting efficiency of mussel spat collection for ecological sustainability: identifying critical drivers and informing management.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Zhao, Z. & Capelle, J. J. & Smit, J. C. de & Gerkema, T. & Koppel, J. van de & Yuan, L. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long-term sustainability of natural and bottom-cultured mussel beds relies on the availability of spat (i.e. juvenile mussels). Traditional spat c...

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