Crayfish invading Europe: the case study of Procambarus clarkii

By Francesca Gherardi. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Biological invasions in inland waters: an overview (2007, background): “The vulnerability of inland waters to biological invasions is a cause of the complete domination of vast waterscapes in certain regions by NIS, such as water hyacinth [Eichornia crassipes (Martius) Solms] in many tropical lakes and rivers (Chapter 10) and the red swamp crayfish [Procambarus clarkii ”
Invasive crayfish in Europe: the impact of Procambarus clarkii on the littoral community of a Mediterranean lake (2007, neutral): “Invasive crayfish in Europe: the impact of Procambarus clarkii on the littoral community of a Mediterranean lake”
The perfect invader: a parthenogenic crayfish poses a new threat to Madagascar’s freshwater biodiversity (2009, background): “Crayfish invasions in other parts of the world have caused local extinctions of native crayfish (through direct competition and transferring the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci) and resulted in major changes to aquatic ecosystems (Rodriguez et al. 2005; Rosenthal et al. 2006; Gherardi 2”
Biogeomorphic Impacts of Invasive Species (2014, background): “Invasion by exotic crustaceans, such as the European green crab (Carcinus maenas), Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis), and various species of crayfish, have resulted in higher bioturbation and bioerosion rates (Gherardi 2006, Holdich & Pöckl 2007).”
Alien Invertebrates and Fish in European Inland Waters (2009, background): “Some introductions were aimed at alleviating poverty in lowly developed areas, e.g., the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, released in the rice fields of Andalusia, Spain (Gherardi 2006).”
Biological invaders are threats to human health: an overview (2014, background): “Commercial farming of alien crayfish species, such as the North American Procambarus clarkii, is expanding internationally because of its high profitability (GHERARDI 2006), but, as reported by ANDA et al.”
Structure and dynamics of an invasive population of the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in a Mediterranean wetland (2007, background): “A long list of studies (reviewed in Gherardi, 2006) has proved the invasive character of this crayfish, where for invasive we mean here a nonindigenous species ‘‘which becomes established in natural or semi-natural ecosystems or habitats, is an agent of change, and threatens native biological…”
The top 27 animal alien species introduced into Europe for aquaculture and related activities (2010, background): “…(e.g. crayfish plague dissemination, habitat modifications, predation, competition, bioaccumulation of heavy metals and other water pollutants etc) (Gherardi, 2006, 2007b; Tricarico et al., 2008), while other species, such as C. auratus and C. peled, may cause one type of impact only…”
Red swamp crayfish: biology, ecology and invasion - an overview (2015, background): “…adaptation of its biology and life cycle to changing environmental conditions, high tolerance to salinity, oxygen and temperature variations, high somatic growth and reproductive output, short development time and flexible feeding strategy (Alcorlo et al., 2004; Gherardi, 2006; Jones et al., 2009).”
A global meta-analysis of the ecological impacts of nonnative crayfish (2013, background): “Invader body or chelae size, susceptibility to predation, and behavioral traits (e.g., burrowing activity) all may contribute to differences in ecological effects of nonnative and native crayfish species (reviewed by Gherardi 2006 for P. clarkii).”
Early assessment of the impact of alien species: differential consequences of an invasive crayfish on adult and larval amphibians (2011, background): “For instance, P. clarkii can cause the decline of native crayfishes through competition and the spread of the crayfish plague, Aphanomyces astaci (Gherardi, 2006; Gherardi & Panov, 2009), it preys on aquatic stages of amphibians and can cause the decline of several amphibian species (Gherardi et…”
Genetic diversity and population structure of the invasive alien red swamp crayfish (2010, background): “P. clarkii is widely introduced to Europe, Africa, central and South America and Southeast Asia (Cruz and Rebelo 2007; Gherardi 2006; Mkoji et al. 1999).”
Biological control of invasive populations of crayfish: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) as a predator of Procambarus clarkii (2010, background): “A paradigm of invasive crayfish is the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii, a species native to north-eastern Mexico and south-central USA (Hobbs 1989) and now abundantly diffused across the world (Gherardi 2006).”
Invasive Species and Amphibian Conservation (2020, background): “This was most likely the pathway for the introduction of the Red Swamp Crayﬁsh in Europe and Africa (Gherardi 2006).”
Ecological roles of crayfish in freshwater and terrestrial habitats (2013, background): “Pöckl (2007) and Gherardi et al. (2008). The differences among freshwater decapods, especially when they come in contact with”
Invasive alien Crustacea: dispersal, establishment, impact and control (2011, background): “For example, P. clarkii can survive in anoxic and dry conditions in burrows and tolerates elevated turbidity, unlike most freshwater crayfish (Gherardi 2006).”
A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species (2009, background): “…in central, north-east and north-west provinces, e.g. by Nardi et al. (2005), Chiesa et al. (2006), Fea et al. (2006), Ferri et al. (2006), Gherardi (2006), Gherardi and Lazzara (2006), Gherardi and Acquistapace (2007), Scalici and Gherardi (2007), Ligas (2008), Bertocchi et al. (2008b),…”