The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Slovenia
The freshwater bivalve Microcondylaea bonellii is classified as Vulnerable according to the last IUCN Red List assessment and also listed in Annex V of the Habitats Directive. According to more than one hundred years old data, the species was present in Slovenia in a restricted section of the Vipav...
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The freshwater bivalve Microcondylaea bonellii is classified as Vulnerable according to the last IUCN Red List assessment and also listed in Annex V of the Habitats Directive. According to more than one hundred years old data, the species was present in Slovenia in a restricted section of the Vipava River and its tributary the Lijak Stream, which is also the species’ type location. We surveyed all previously known as well as new potential localities for M. bonellii. Live mussels were found only in the lower part of the Vipava River, but not in the Lijak Stream. Nevertheless, the population in Slovenia is isolated from other populations and restricted only to 16 km of the Vipava River. Unfortunately, key sections of the Vipava River have been subjected to habitat destruction in the past and are threatened by ongoing engineering works and developments. Thus the legislation should be taken into strict consideration immediately if we want to preserve this protected species and its habitat.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1064a16092ff466ea5ccc08f4f1ca13a2025-01-29T20:47:16ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812019-06-0121110.14720/ns.21.1.5-20The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in SloveniaMarijan Govedič 0Teja Bizjak Govedič 1Center za kartografijo favne in flore, Tacenska cesta 20, SI-1000 LjubljanaŠišenska cesta 35, SI-1000 Ljubljana The freshwater bivalve Microcondylaea bonellii is classified as Vulnerable according to the last IUCN Red List assessment and also listed in Annex V of the Habitats Directive. According to more than one hundred years old data, the species was present in Slovenia in a restricted section of the Vipava River and its tributary the Lijak Stream, which is also the species’ type location. We surveyed all previously known as well as new potential localities for M. bonellii. Live mussels were found only in the lower part of the Vipava River, but not in the Lijak Stream. Nevertheless, the population in Slovenia is isolated from other populations and restricted only to 16 km of the Vipava River. Unfortunately, key sections of the Vipava River have been subjected to habitat destruction in the past and are threatened by ongoing engineering works and developments. Thus the legislation should be taken into strict consideration immediately if we want to preserve this protected species and its habitat. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16531Microcondylaea bonelliidistributiontype localityVipava RiverSloveniathe Habitats Directive |
| spellingShingle | Marijan Govedič Teja Bizjak Govedič The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Slovenia Natura Sloveniae Microcondylaea bonellii distribution type locality Vipava River Slovenia the Habitats Directive |
| title | The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Slovenia |
| title_full | The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Slovenia |
| title_fullStr | The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Slovenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Slovenia |
| title_short | The distribution of Microcondylaea bonellii (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Slovenia |
| title_sort | distribution of microcondylaea bonellii bivalvia unionidae in slovenia |
| topic | Microcondylaea bonellii distribution type locality Vipava River Slovenia the Habitats Directive |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16531 |
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