Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in ecology and conservation: opportunities, challenges and prospects

KC Beng, RT Corlett - Biodiversity and conservation, 2020 - Springer
Conserving biodiversity in the face of ever-increasing human pressure is hampered by our
lack of basic information on species occurrence, distribution, abundance, habitat …

The redclaw crayfish: A prominent aquaculture species with invasive potential in tropical and subtropical biodiversity hotspots

PJ Haubrock, FJ Oficialdegui, Y Zeng… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus; hereafter redclaw), native to northern
Australia and southern New Guinea, is among the largest freshwater decapods. It matures …

[HTML][HTML] The invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) as a bioindicator of microplastic pollution: Insights from Lake Candia (northwestern Italy)

P Pastorino, S Anselmi, A Zanoli, G Esposito… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has become pervasive. Identifying a bioindicator species to track the
occurrence and effects of microplastics (MPs) on ecosystems is crucial for determining their …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying economic costs and knowledge gaps of invasive aquatic crustaceans

A Kouba, FJ Oficialdegui, RN Cuthbert… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite voluminous literature identifying the impacts of invasive species, summaries of
monetary costs for some taxonomic groups remain limited. Invasive alien crustaceans often …

Invasive species and amphibian conservation

M Falaschi, A Melotto, R Manenti… - …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
The recognition that invasive alien species (IAS) are among the greatest threats to
biodiversity has stimulated a growing interest in their impacts on native amphibians. Here …

Unravelling the global invasion routes of a worldwide invader, the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

FJ Oficialdegui, M Clavero, MI Sánchez… - Freshwater …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how introduced species succeed and become widely distributed within non‐
native areas is critical to reduce the threats posed by them. Our goal was to reconstruct the …

Are long-term biomonitoring efforts overlooking crayfish in European rivers?

PJ Haubrock, I Soto, I Kurtul, A Kouba - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2024 - Springer
Background Long-term biomonitoring of macroinvertebrates is a popular and valuable
approach for assessing the status of freshwater ecosystems, identifying the impact of …

World of Crayfish™: a web platform towards real-time global map** of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens

MC Ion, CC Bloomer, TI Bărăscu, FJ Oficialdegui… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Accurate map** of species distributions is essential for enhancing and improving
conservation efforts and decision-making regarding both native and non-native taxa …

[HTML][HTML] Map** a super-invader in a biodiversity hotspot, an eDNA-based success story

T Baudry, Q Mauvisseau, JP Goût, A Arqué… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean is known as a biodiversity hotspot, hosting
many endemic species. However, recent introduction of a highly invasive species, the …

Orally administered nano-polystyrene caused vitellogenin alteration and oxidative stress in the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

F Capanni, S Greco, N Tomasi, PG Giulianini… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (≤ 100 nm) represent the smallest fraction of plastic litter and may result in the
aquatic environment as degradation products of larger plastic material. To date, few studies …