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HAZARD ANALYSIS OF EXOTIC PATHOGENS OF POTENTIAL THREAT TO EUROPEAN FRESHWATER CRAYFISH.

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2002
Managers, scientists, fishermen and farmers who work with freshwater crayfish understand clearly the severe affects that the introduction of an exotic pathogen can have on freshwater crayfish populations.
EDGERTON B. F.
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Tracing the origin of the crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci, to the Southeastern United States

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The oomycete Aphanomyces astaci is an emerging infectious pathogen affecting freshwater crayfish worldwide and is responsible for one of the most severe wildlife pandemics ever reported.
Laura Martín-Torrijos   +5 more
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The amount of environmental DNA increases with freshwater crayfish density and over time

open access: yesEnvironmental DNA, 2022
Over the last years, the analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) has become an important approach to investigate species communities. Due to its non‐invasive nature and high sensitivity, this method is excellently suited to monitor the occurrence of ...
Daniela Sint   +4 more
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Ecological plasticity and commercial impact of invasive marbled crayfish populations in Madagascar

open access: yesBMC Ecology, 2019
Background The marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) is a monoclonal, parthenogenetically reproducing freshwater crayfish species that has formed multiple stable populations worldwide.
Ranja Andriantsoa   +6 more
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Human Dimensions and Visitors’ Perspective in Freshwater Crayfish Conservation: The Case of a Protected Area in Italy

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Human dimensions in endangered species conservation are often overlooked. However, including human dimensions in conservation projects can help conservationists integrate social and ecological dimensions and investigate individual or society’s ...
Elena Mercugliano   +7 more
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Double blow: Alien crayfish infected with invasive temnocephalan in South African waters

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2013
Trade in live, freshwater crayfish for ornamental markets, as well as for aquaculture, has grown rapidly and has become the major pathway for the introduction of non-indigenous crayfish species to several countries worldwide.
Louis du Preez, Nico Smit
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The Freshwater Crayfishes of Australia

open access: yesProceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1912
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Time-dependent microbial shifts during crayfish decomposition in freshwater and sediment under different environmental conditions

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Fossilization processes and especially the role of bacterial activity during the preservation of organic material has not yet been well understood. Here, we report the results of controlled taphonomic experiments with crayfish in freshwater and sediment.
Bastian Mähler   +6 more
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Bioaccumulation of environmental contaminants in crayfish: monitoring aquatic pollution and food safety risks

open access: yesCyTA - Journal of Food
Freshwater ecosystems are increasingly threatened by complex mixtures of chemical pollutants originating from industrial, agricultural, and urban activities.
Maria V. Alvanou   +7 more
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East European crayfish stocks at risk: arrival of non-indigenous crayfish species

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2016
An increasing number of non-indigenous crayfish species (NICS) of apparently pet trade origin have become established particularly in Europe. Especially alarming are recent confirmation of two distantly separated marbled crayfish Procambarus fallax f ...
Kotovska Ganna   +3 more
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