Crayfish Ecology

The invasion of Lake Orta (Italy) by the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard 1852): a new threat to an unstable environment

by pietro volta

Piscia R, Volta P., Boggero A. & M. Manca. 2011. Aquatic invasions 6(1): S45-S48.

Procambarus clarkii is an invasive, prolific and aggressive species introduced into Italy for commercial use since the... more Procambarus clarkii is an invasive, prolific and aggressive species introduced into Italy for commercial use since the 1980s. In November 2010, this red swamp crayfish was detected in Lake Orta, a large, deep, Italian subalpine lake. Well-known for its 80-year heavy pollution by copper, Lake Orta has been gradually colonized by biota, after its chemical recovery in the 1980s. The lake is still far from being comparable to other subalpine lakes for taxa composition and seasonal dynamics. Lake Orta may be regarded as an unstable environment, in which the invasion by this voracious species deserves particular attention. After the present early detection, we plan to perform interventions to minimize negative impacts of P. clarkii to both the ecology and economy of the region. The latter may be particularly important in the case of the Lake Orta because of a persistence of heavy metals in the sediments.

Can the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish Marmorkrebs compete with other crayfish species in fights?

by Zen Faulkes

Forecasting the distribution of Marmorkrebs, a parthenogenetic crayfish with high invasive potential, in Madagascar, Europe, and North America

by Zen Faulkes

The spread of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.), in the North American pet trade

by Zen Faulkes

Do decapod crustaceans have nociceptors for extreme pH?

by Zen Faulkes

Detecting North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in riffles

by Zara Gladman

The current status of white-clawed crayfish in Ireland

by Julian Reynolds

PP. 35-41 in: Brickland J, Holdich DM & Imhoff EM (eds) (2009). Crayfish Conservation in the British isles. Proceedings of a conference held on 25th March 2009 in Leeds, UK.

DM Holdich, JD Reynolds, C Souty-Grosset, PJ Sibley (2009). A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species.

by Julian Reynolds

Published online in Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Systems 394-395, 11

The present status of freshwater crayfish in Ireland (1997)

by Julian Reynolds

Bull. franc. peche piscic. (now kmae) 1887, 347, 693-700

A survey of the white-clawed crayfish, Austropotmobius pallipes (Lereboullet), and of water quality in two catchments of Eastern Ireland (2002)

by Julian Reynolds

A. Demers anbd J.D. Reynolds. 2002. bull. franc. peche piscic (now KMAE) 367, 729-740

Habitat preference of different size-classes of Austropotamobius pallipes in an Irish river (2003)

by Julian Reynolds

A. Demers, J.D. Reynolds and A. Cioni. 2003. Bull. franc. peche piscic. 370-371, 127-138

Is Austropotamobius pallipes a good bioindicator?

by Julian Reynolds

L. Fureder and J.D. Reynolds. 2003. Bull. franc. peche piscic. (now KMAE) 370-371, 157-163

Monitoring in conservation and management of indigenous crayfish populations (2002)

by Julian Reynolds

D.M. Holdich, J.D. Reynolds and L. Edsman. 2002. Bull. franc. peche piscic. (now KMAE) 367, 875-879.

Education as a key to decapod conservation (2002)

by Julian Reynolds

M. Puky, J.D. Reynolds and F. Grandjean (2002). Bull. franc. peche piscic. 367, 911-916.

Comparison of white-clawed crayfish populations in Irish and French streams, with comments on its future survival in Europe (2006)

by Julian Reynolds

J.D. Reynolds and A. Demers, 2006. Bull. franc. peche piscic. (now KMAE),  380-381, 1115-1120.

Crayfish predation experiments on the introduced zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in Ireland, and their potential for biocontrol (2001)

by Julian Reynolds

J.D. Reynolds and R. Donohoe, 2001. Bull. franc. peche piscic. 361, 669-681.

Dietary patterns in stream- and lake-dwelling populations of Austropotamobius pallipes (2005)

by Julian Reynolds

J.D. Reynolds and C. O'Keeffe, 2005. Bull. franc. peche piscic. (now KMAE), 376-377, 715-730

CRAYNET - achievements in scientific management of European crayfish: the way forwasrd and future challenges (2006)

by Julian Reynolds

C. Souty-Grosset, J.D. Reynolds, F. Gherardi, R./Schulz, L. Edsman, L. Fureder, T. Taugbol, P. Noel, D. Holdich, P. Smietana, A. Mannonen and J. Carral. 2006. Bull. franc. peche piscic. (now KMAE), 380-381, 1395-1405

Current ideas on methodological approaches in European crayfish conservation and restocking procedures (2009)

by Julian Reynolds

C. Souty-Grosset and J.D. Reynolds, 2009. Bull. franc. peche piscic. (now KMAE), 3994-395, 01 (11 pp)

White-clawed crayfish in Ireland - under increasing threat (2011)

by Julian Reynolds

Pp. 120-128 in: Rees M, Nightingale J, Holdich DM (eds). (2011). Species Survival: Securing white-clawed crayfish ion a changing environment. Proceedings of a Conference held on 16th and 17th November 2010 in Bristol, UK.