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Status and management of noble crayfish Astacus astacus in Estonia [PDF]

open access: yesKnowledge 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
doaj  

Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 183-194, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesInsect 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   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution and abundance of fish and crayfish in a Waikato stream in relation to basin area [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The aim of this study was to relate the longitudinal distribution of fish and crayfish to increasing basin area and physical site characteristics in the Mangaotama Stream, Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand.
Hicks, Brendan J., Brendan J. Hicks
core   +1 more source

Cray Benchmark – calibrating different eDNA methods for crayfish and crayfish plague

open access: yes, 2021
Many countries are on the verge to integrate eDNA analyses into environmental monitoring. There are no standards yet for this kind of monitoring, and many different methods are used.
Bohman,Patrik, Bohman, Patrik
core   +1 more source

Simultaneous detection of invasive signal crayfish, endangered white-clawed crayfish and the crayfish plague pathogen using environmental DNA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are important vectors for the introduction of novel pathogens which can, in turn, become drivers of rapid ecological and evolutionary change, compromising the persistence of native species.
Joanna James   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

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

open access: yesKnowledge 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.   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BIOSECURITY POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO MOVEMENTS OF FRESHWATER CRAYFISH

open access: yesKnowledge 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.
doaj   +1 more source

Aphanomycosis of crayfish: crayfish plague

open access: yes, 2000
This is the Aphanomycosis of crayfish: crayfish plague report produced by the Environment Agency in 2000. Crayfish plague is an extremely virulent fungal disease of European crayfish species, the white clawed or stone crayfish of Western Europe ...
Alderman, D.J.
core  

eDNA‐Based Detection of Invasive Crayfish and Crayfish Plague in Estonia

open access: yesEnvironmental DNA
In Estonia, three invasive North American crayfish species—Pacifastacus leniusculus, Faxonius limosus, and Procambarus virginalis—have been detected through the annual monitoring program.
Michael Oliewo Aluma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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