The subphylum Crustacea includes the most successful species among aquatic alien
invaders. The impacts of invasive alien crustaceans (IAC) are often substantial, due to the …

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive aims to improve ecological status within
river basins. This requires knowledge of responses of aquatic assemblages to recovery …

Despite voluminous literature identifying the impacts of invasive species, summaries of
monetary costs for some taxonomic groups remain limited. Invasive alien crustaceans often …

Extensive degradation of ecosystems, combined with the increasing demands placed on the
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …

The river Rhine is heavily influenced by human activities and suffers from a series of
environmental constraints which hamper a complete recovery of biodiversity. These …

Aim Invasive alien species are a growing problem worldwide due to their ecological,
economic and human health impacts. The “killer shrimp” Dikerogammarus villosus is a …

The 'killer shrimp', Dikerogammarus villosus, has been recognised as one of the 100 worst
alien species in Europe, in terms of negative impacts on the biodiversity and functioning of …

There is considerable current interest in the role that parasites can play in biological
invasions. This review looks at the fate of parasites during a biological invasion and at their …

Among ca. 750 species of Crustacea recorded from Poland, 18 representatives of 5 orders
of macro-crustaceans have been identified as alien species that have invaded or have been …

River ecosystems are threatened by multiple stressors, including habitat degradation,
pollution and invasive species. However, freshwater ecologists have largely disregarded the …