Investigation of the first recent crayfish plague outbreak in Ireland and its subsequent spread in the Bruskey River and surrounding areas [PDF]
Knowledge 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
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Do culverts impact the movements of the endangered white-clawed crayfish? [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2014 Culverts can impact the migration and dispersal of aquatic animals and result in population fragmentation, increasing the risk of local extinction for endangered species such as the white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes.
Louca V. +4 more
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Confirmation of crayfish plague in Italy: detection of Aphanomyces astaci in white clawed crayfish [PDF]
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2010 In the summer of 2009, high levels of mortality among white clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes were observed in 3 watercourses of central Italy. PCR and culture methods were used to detect the causative agent of the disease. Two strains of Aphanomyces spp.
Daniela Zezza +2 more
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Microhabitat use by the white‐clawed crayfish in a Tuscan stream [PDF]
Journal of Natural History, 2008 Habitat modification, pollution, overfishing, poaching, competition from non‐indigenous species, and diseases have led to the extinction in Europe of many populations of indigenous crayfish. Under the rationale that any programme of reintroduction should be preceded by a thorough understanding of habitat requirements of the species of concern, we ...
Chiara Benvenuto, Francesca Gherardi
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Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2022 Crayfish plague, caused by the oomycete pathogen Aphanomyces astaci, is one of the most devastating of the emerging infectious diseases. This disease is responsible for the decline of native European and Asian freshwater crayfish populations. Over the last few decades, some European crayfish populations were reported to display partial to total ...
Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo +2 more
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STUDIES ON THE WHITE-CLAWED CRAYFISH (AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES) ASSOCIATED WITH MUDDY HABITATS [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006 The white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, is usually found associated with stony habitats containing obvious refuges in the form of gaps between and under rocks, macrophytes and marginal tree roots, particularly in streams and lakes with ...
HOLDICH D. M. +4 more
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Molecular Characterisation of Endangered White‐Clawed Crayfish Populations in Southern Switzerland [PDF]
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates the phylogeography of the endangered European White‐Clawed Crayfish (WCC) Austropotamobius pallipes species complex in the main tributaries of the Po River basin in southern Switzerland and northern Italy, a diversity hotspot for this species.
Sebastian Prati +3 more
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Monitoring of white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) population during a crayfish plague outbreak followed by rescue [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2016 A mass mortality was detected in the downstream section of one of the most extensive French populations of the endangered white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, on June 26, 2013.
Collas M. +6 more
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Simultaneous detection of invasive signal crayfish, endangered white-clawed crayfish and the crayfish plague pathogen using environmental DNA [PDF]
Biological Conservation, 2018 ABSTRACT 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.
Tamsyn Uren Webster +2 more
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Environmental DNAThe white‐clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is IUCN Red‐Listed as globally endangered being in unfavorable (bad) status in both the UK and Ireland.
Neil Reid +4 more
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