Freshwater biodiversity, from fish to frogs and microbes to macrophytes, provides a vast
array of services to people. Mounting concerns focus on the accelerating pace of biodiversity …

Despite voluminous literature identifying the impacts of invasive species, summaries of
monetary costs for some taxonomic groups remain limited. Invasive alien crustaceans often …

Freshwater crayfish are among the most important aquatic inhabitants in terms of ecosystem
integrity retention. Although Astacus astacus and Pontastacus leptodactylus are …

For management strategies aimed at biological invasions, a detailed survey of the general
public's knowledge is crucial. For this purpose, our present study aimed to (i) investigate the …

Accurate map** of species distributions is essential for enhancing and improving
conservation efforts and decision-making regarding both native and non-native taxa …

Background For over a century, scientists have studied host-pathogen interactions between
the crayfish plague disease agent Aphanomyces astaci and freshwater crayfish. It has been …

The noble crayfish, Astacus astacus, is an indigenous European freshwater species. Its
populations show significant declines caused by anthropogenic pressure on its habitats …

This study explores the geospatial relationship between the invasive crayfish species
Faxonius limosus and the native Austropotamobius bihariensis and A. torrentium crayfish …

The crayfish plague caused by the pathogen Aphanomyces astaci has decimated the
European and Asian populations of freshwater crayfish and represents an important threat to …

The crayfish plague is an emerging infectious disease caused by the pathogen
Aphanomyces astaci (Oomycota), which is responsible for the decimation of Eurasian …