[HTML][HTML] The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Europe: impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human well-being

C Souty-Grosset, PM Anastácio, L Aquiloni, F Banha… - Limnologica, 2016 - Elsevier
Procambarus clarkii is currently recorded from 16 European territories. On top of being a
vector of crayfish plague, which is responsible for large-scale disappearance of native …

A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species

DM Holdich, JD Reynolds… - … and management of …, 2009 - kmae-journal.org
Non-indigenous crayfish species (NICS) in Europe now outnumber indigenous crayfish
species (ICS) 2: 1, and it has been predicted that they may dominate completely in the next …

Crayfish invading Europe: the case study of Procambarus clarkii

F Gherardi - Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, native to northeastern Mexico and
southcentral USA, is today the dominant macroinvertebrate in several European countries …

Nonindigenous crayfishes threaten North American freshwater biodiversity: lessons from Europe

DM Lodge, CA Taylor, DM Holdich, J Skurdal - Fisheries, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
North America harbors about 390 native species of crayfishes, 75% of the world's total. In
this article, we highlight the threats posed by nonindigenous crayfishes to freshwater …

Hosts and transmission of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci: a review

J Svoboda, A Mrugała… - Journal of fish …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci Schikora, has become one of the most
well‐studied pathogens of invertebrates. Since its introduction to Europe in the mid‐19th …

[PDF][PDF] Ecological roles of crayfish in freshwater and terrestrial habitats

J Reynolds, C Souty-Grosset, A Richardson - Freshwater Crayfish, 2013 - researchgate.net
Crayfish are the dominant decapods in many freshwater, and even terrestrial, habitats,
playing important community roles through their large size, mobility, behaviour and …

Impact of an introduced Crustacean on the trophic webs of Mediterranean wetlands

W Geiger, P Alcorlo, A Baltanas, C Montes - Biological Invasions, 2005 - Springer
Based on a review and our own data, we present an overview of the ecological impacts on
the trophic web of Mediterranean wetlands by an introduced Decapod Crustacean, the red …

Money kills native ecosystems: European crayfish as an example

J Jussila, L Edsman, I Maguire… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Native European crayfish conservation was triggered by invasion of crayfish plague disease
agent, Aphanomyces astaci, starting 1860s in Northern Italy. Resulting crayfish plague …

Loss of diversity and degradation of wetlands as a result of introducing exotic crayfish

CF Rodríguez, E Bécares, M Fernández-Aláez… - Biological …, 2005 - Springer
The introduction of the alocthonous Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in
Chozas (a small shallow lake situated in León (North-West Spain)) in 1996 switched the …

Synopsis of freshwater crayfish diseases and commensal organisms

BF Edgerton, LH Evans, FJ Stephens, RM Overstreet - Aquaculture, 2002 - Elsevier
Disease agents and pests associated with freshwater crayfish fall into six main categories—
viruses, bacteria, rickettsia-like organisms (RLOs), fungi, protists and metazoans. Data and …