Bithynia skadarskii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	MOLLUSCA	GASTROPODA	LITTORINIMORPHA	BITHYNIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Bithynia skadarskii
Species Authority:	Glöer & Pešić, 2007

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Pešić, V.
Reviewer/s:	Feher, Z., Tomovic, J., Vavrova, L., Van Damme, D., Abdul Malak, D. & Seddon, M.
Contributor/s:
Justification: Bithynia skadarskii is an endemic species of Lake Skadar, where it is known from 3 sites, Karuč, Vranjina, Island Kom. The lake is suffering rapid eutrophication, and as such the habitat is declining in quality, and as such the species is considered to be threatened. Europe: Endangered B2a, b(iii) Mediterranean: Endangered B2a, b(iii) EU 27: Not applicable.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Bithynia skadarskii is an endemic species of Lake Skadar, between Montenegro and Albania. It is known from 3 sites, Karuč, Vranjina, Island Kom. This species is listed for the Albanian part of SkadarLake (Dhora 2009) but without locality.
Countries:	Native: Albania; Montenegro
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Population [top]

Population:	Population size and trends for the species is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Bithynia skadarskii lives in the littoral part of the lake between the emergent (Phragmites communis, Typha angustifolia, Scirpus lacuster) and floating (Nymphaea alba, Nuphar luteum, Trapa natans) vegetation.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The lake is suffering rapid eutrophication as the result of agricultural activities and pollution from domestic sewage. There is also offtake of water from parts of the lake for domestic supplies in the towns adjacent to the lake.

Major Threat(s):

The lake is suffering rapid eutrophication as the result of agricultural activities and pollution from domestic sewage. There is also offtake of water from parts of the lake for domestic supplies in the towns adjacent to the lake.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No conservation actions in place for the species. Lake Skadar has some ecosystem management plans in place, however, this species requires habitat management to maintain the ecosystem in view of the possible lake-level changes and eutropication, as it lives in the littoral part of the lake between the emergent and floating vegetation. Survey-work is required to establish the number of subpopulations in Albania.

Conservation Actions:

No conservation actions in place for the species. Lake Skadar has some ecosystem management plans in place, however, this species requires habitat management to maintain the ecosystem in view of the possible lake-level changes and eutropication, as it lives in the littoral part of the lake between the emergent and floating vegetation. Survey-work is required to establish the number of subpopulations in Albania.

Citation:	Pešić, V. 2010. Bithynia skadarskii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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