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Headwater refuges: Flow protects Austropotamobius crayfish from Faxonius limosus invasion [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota, 2023
This study explores the geospatial relationship between the invasive crayfish species Faxonius limosus and the native Austropotamobius bihariensis and A.
Alina Satmari   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The origin of two crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) epizootics in Finland on noble crayfish, Astacus astacus

open access: yes, 1998
A fungus identified as Aphanomyces astaci was isolated from two crayfish plague epizootics among noble crayfish, Astacus astacus, in Central Finland.
Söderhäll, Kenneth,   +2 more
core   +8 more sources

Long-term changes in the prevalence of the crayfish plague pathogen and its genotyping in invasive crayfish species in Czechia [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota, 2022
The widespread presence of North American alien crayfish in Europe is a major driver of native crayfish population declines, mainly because they are chronic carriers of the oomycete Aphanomyces astaci responsible for crayfish plague.
Michaela Mojžišová   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Investigation of the first recent crayfish plague outbreak in Ireland and its subsequent spread in the Bruskey River and surrounding areas

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2022
White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is a keystone species found in western European freshwater bodies, where it has suffered drastic declines due to pathogens, competition with non-indigenous crayfish species (NICS) and habitat ...
Mirimin Luca   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple drivers of decline in the global status of freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Astacidea) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Rates of biodiversity loss are higher in freshwater ecosystems than in most terrestrial or marine ecosystems, making freshwater conservation a priority.
Eversole,, A.   +131 more
core   +1 more source

Controlled Infection Experiment With Aphanomyces astaci Provides Additional Evidence for Latent Infections and Resistance in Freshwater Crayfish

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
For 150 years the crayfish plague disease agent Aphanomyces astaci has been the cause of mass mortalities among native European crayfish populations. However, recently several studies have highlighted the great variability of A.
Caterina Francesconi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simultaneous detection of native and invasive crayfish and Aphanomyces astaci from environmental DNA samples in a wide range of habitats in Central Europe [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota, 2020
Crayfish of North American origin are amongst the most prominent high-impact invasive invertebrates in European freshwaters. They contribute to the decline of European native crayfish species by spreading the pathogen causing crayfish plague, the ...
Johannes C. Rusch   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Evaluating techniques for sampling stream crayfish (paranephrops planifrons) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
We evaluated several capture and analysis techniques for estimating abundance and size structure of freshwater crayfish (Paranephrops planifrons) (koura) from a forested North Island, New Zealand stream to provide a methodological basis for future ...
Kevin J. Collier   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Expansion of the marbled crayfish in Slovakia: beginning of an invasion in the Danube catchment?

open access: yesJournal of Limnology, 2016
The marbled crayfish, Procambarus fallax f. virginalis, is a taxon widely available in the aquarium pet trade, which has been introduced to open waters in several European countries and in Madagascar.
Boris Lipták   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE CRAYFISH PLAGUE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC - REVIEW OF RECENT SUSPECT CASES AND A PILOT DETECTION STUDY

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006
There are only very limited reports about the occurrence of the crayfish plague in Czechia. In recent years, mass mortalities of Astacus spp. with symptoms of possible crayfish plague were noticed in three streams in the country – two in Central Bohemia (
KOZUBÍKOVÁ E.   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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