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Resilience of riparian spiders to floods: evidence from a mesocosm study

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 393-403, March 2026.
Mesocosm experiment to assess the impact of flood duration on flood‐naïve riparian spider communities. In May, spider richness decreased with flood duration, while in June, flood duration increased abundance, richness and promoted wetland specialists. Flood‐naïve riparian spiders unexpectedly appear highly resilient to flooding.
Stephane Mutel, Martin H. Entling, Caroline Breithaupt, Gemma Burgazzi, Franziska Fiolka, Franziska Middendorf, Collins Ogbeide, Mirco Bundschuh, Ralf Schulz, Alessandro Manfrin   +9 more
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Towards an eco-epidemiological framework for managing freshwater crayfish communities confronted with crayfish plague

Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Wildlife diseases figure prominently among the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Especially fungal and fungus-like pathogens are on the rise, wreaking havoc across the tree of life by threatening species persistence and destabilizing ecosystems.
Claudio Bozzuto, Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser, Simone Roberto Rolando Pisano   +3 more
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Redclaw Crayfish: Challenge or Resource? Voices of Fishers in Zambia

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Invasive species severely threaten biodiversity, ecosystem stability and local livelihoods, especially in vulnerable areas. Therefore, understanding community perceptions is vital for creating effective and inclusive management strategies. This study investigated perceived environmental and economic impacts of the invasive, Redclaw crayfish ...
Patience Bwalya, Henry Bwalya, Given Mbewe, Ipaalo Ndhlovu, Joyce Mbewe, Hong Yang, Hyun S. Gweon, Moses Chibesa, Chisomo J. Phiri, Mwiinga Kapila, Africa Muzungaire, Stanley Phiri, Christopher Mulwanda, Malambo Muloongo, Brian P. Munganga, Joseph Mphande, Sahya Maulu, Oliver J. Hasimuna   +17 more
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UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING BIODIVERSITY IN RELATION TO NATIVE CRAYFISH POPULATIONS IN EUROPE

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2003
The loss or diminution of European crayfish populations because of both habitat deterioration and competition with alien crayfish – also responsible for the dissemination of the crayfish plague – would reduce the biodiversity at the species level.
GHERARDI F., SOUTY-GROSSET C., REYNOLDS J.   +2 more
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Impact of climate change mitigation strategies in rice farming on agroecosystem multifunctionality

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 2, February 2026.
These results suggest that, from a landscape management perspective, implementing a single irrigation strategy at large spatial scales should be discouraged due to potential negative effects on particular sets of ES components. Conversely, a mosaic of irrigation strategies should be implemented, promoting ES components aligned with site‐specific ...
Sebastián Echeverría‐Progulakis, Maite Martínez‐Eixarch, Sébastien Boinot, Dani Boix, Mar Carreras‐Sempere, Mar Catala‐Forner, Alejandro Expósito, Ariadna Giné, Miriam Guivernau, Lluís Jornet, Raul Llevat, Joan Noguerol Arias, Francisco Javier Sorribas, Marc Viñas, Néstor Pérez‐Méndez   +14 more
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Status and management of noble crayfish Astacus astacus in Estonia [PDF]

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2009
Noble crayfish Astacus astacus (L.) is an indigenous and the only crayfish species in Estonia. It is potentially endangered by invasion of alien species, diseases and habitat deterioration but does not have legal protected status and is fished only for ...
T. Paaver, M. Hurt
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Preventing the next invasion: Lessons from aquaculture for the safe expansion of insect farming

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 2, February 2026.
We argue that preemptive risk assessments, species screening and transferable, adaptive regulatory frameworks developed for aquaculture offer a critical foundation for safeguarding against insect#x02010;driven invasions. Proactive governance that embeds these safeguards before large#x02010;scale expansion offers a rare opportunity to prevent invasion ...
Eléna Manfrini, Franck Courchamp, Boris Leroy, Åsa Berggren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Have the environmental benefits of insect farming been overstated? A critical review

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 163-194, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Insect farming is frequently promoted as a sustainable food solution, yet current evidence challenges many environmental benefits claimed by industry proponents. This review critically examines the scientific foundation for assessing the environmental impacts of insect farming in both human food and animal feed applications.
Corentin Biteau, Tom Bry‐Chevalier, Dustin Crummett, Katrina Loewy, Ren Ryba, Michael St. Jules   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

DISTRIBUTION OF THE INVASIVE SPINY-CHEEK CRAYFISH (ORCONECTES LIMOSUS) IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. PAST AND PRESENT

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006
The American spiny-cheek crayfish, Orconectes limosus, was first introduced into European waters in 1890. The first literature record about the occurrence of O. limosus on the territory of the Czech Republic was published almost 100 years later – in 1989.
PETRUSEK A., FILIPOVÁ L., ĎURIŠ Z., HORKÁ I., KOZÁK P., POLICAR T., ŠTAMBERGOVÁ M., KUČERA Z.   +7 more
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A REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BIOSECURITY POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO MOVEMENTS OF FRESHWATER CRAYFISH

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2002
Freshwater crayfish are frequently traded, both alive (for human consumption or for fisheries/aquaculture stocking) and as processed products (e.g. fresh or frozen, cooked or uncooked).
EDGERTON B. F.
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