Nonindigenous Crayfishes Threaten North American Freshwater Biodiversity: Lessons from Europe

By David M. Lodge, Christopher A. Taylor, David Holdich, J. Skurdal. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography

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The Bait Industry as a Potential Vector for Alien Crayfish Introductions: Problem Recognition by Fisheries Agencies and a Missouri Evaluation (2009, background): “Many recent studies have documented aquatic resource problems associated with introductions of alien crayfishes (Lodge et al. 2000a; Taylor et al. 2007).”
The rapid spread of rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) with observations on native crayfish declines in Wisconsin (U.S.A.) over the past 130 years (2006, background): “These findings agree with Lodge et al. (2000a) who reported that of the 107 lakes and 50 stream reaches surveyed in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where O. virilis was the only common crayfish in the first decades of this century (Creaser 1932) – O. virilis now occurs in…”
Crayfish invading Europe: the case study of Procambarus clarkii (2006, background): “Among these taxa, crayfish have received by far the least attention from biologists, policy makers, and the general public (Horwitz 1990; Lodge et al. 2000) despite their prominent role in freshwater ecosystems.”
Invaders for sale: trade and determinants of introduction of ornamental freshwater crayfish (2012, background): “Non-indigenous species may perturb ecosystem functioning, wreak ecological havoc, and compete with or even replace indigenous species (Lodge et al. 2000; Sala et al. 2000; McGeoch et al. 2010).”
Coupling long‐term studies with meta‐analysis to investigate impacts of non‐native crayfish on zoobenthic communities (2006, background): “…invader in North America, and over the last 40–50 years has spread from its historical range in the Ohio River drainage, to waters throughout much of Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and parts of New England, Ontario and the Laurentian Great Lakes (Hobbs et al., 1989; Lodge et al., 2000).”
Red swamp crayfish: biology, ecology and invasion - an overview (2015, background): “Indeed, alien species introduction is one of the major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (Carlton, 1996; Lodge et al., 2000).”
Invasive alien Crustacea: dispersal, establishment, impact and control (2011, background): “Some crayfish species, such as O. limosus, the rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus (Girard) and the crab E. sinensis, have been commonly used as live fish bait (Dittel and Epifanio 2009; Holdich and Black 2007; Lodge et al. 2000).”
Invasive crayfish in Europe: the impact of Procambarus clarkii on the littoral community of a Mediterranean lake (2007, unknown): “Such a strong impact should be of concern for any conservation effort, in light of the growing number of non-indigenous crayfish introduced worldwide (Gherardi & Holdich, 1999; Lodge et al., 2000).”
Ecological Effects of Invasive Arthropod Generalist Predators (2006, background): “Reduced prey abundance following invasion has been reported also for ants (Holway et al. 2002), wasps (Beggs 2001) and crayfish (Lodge et al. 2000).”
Aquatic invasive species: challenges for the future (2015, background): “Lodge et al. (2000) describe how non-native rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) not only consume macroinvertebrates, but also aggressively out-compete native crayfishes and destroy macrophyte cover, indirectly affecting the fish community.”
Biogeographic barriers, connectivity and homogenization of freshwater faunas: it's a small world after all (2007, background): “The spread of the rusty crayfish is another example of the rapid colonisation of an aquatic species through interconnected waterways once it has been introduced into a new ecoregion (Lodge et al., 2000).”
Managing invasive crayfish: is there a hope? (2011, result): “This approach contrasts with the homologous regulation in the USA, which permits the importation of species unless these are on a ‘‘black’’ list (Injurious Wildlife Species, US Fish and Wildlife Service) (Lodge et al. 2000).”
A long-term rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) invasion: dispersal patterns and community change in a north temperate lake (2004, background): “Crayfish are large and often abundant, comprising important elements of lentic and lotic benthic food webs (Lodge et al. 2000).”