Conservation of aquatic invertebrates: concerns, challenges and conundrums

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 817 - 837
• Main Authors: Collier, Kevin J., Probert, P. Keith, Jeffries, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: biodiversity; Cambaridae; climate change; conservation assessment; conservation status; coral reef; coral reef, pond; coral reefs; crayfish; extinction; forestry; Freshwater; freshwater ecosystems; Gastropoda; habitat destruction; harvesting; indigenous species; Invertebrata; lagoon; lagoon, conservation assessment; Marine; marine environment; mussels; politics; pond; Red List; springs; water management; water pollution

Invertebrates inhabiting marine and freshwater ecosystems make important contributions to global biodiversity and provide significant services that have cascading effects across ecosystems. However, this group is grossly under‐represented in assessments of conservation status and often neglected in...