Aim Ecological refuges buffer organisms against stressors and mediate a range of species
interactions. However, their role in the context of biological invasions has yet to be …

Native European crayfish conservation was triggered by invasion of crayfish plague disease
agent, Aphanomyces astaci, starting 1860s in Northern Italy. Resulting crayfish plague …

Freshwater crayfish can be successful invaders that threaten native biota and aquatic
ecosystems in numerous countries worldwide. Nonetheless, the inability of conventional …

Aquatic invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic concern. Management of
invasive aquatic populations requires a robust understanding of the effectiveness and …

Management aimed at reducing the population sizes of established invasive species can be
beneficial for the conservation of native species. Crayfish are some of the most widespread …

Trapping and removing invasive crayfish is one of the most common forms of control,
however gear-specific biases can limit effectiveness of such methods. We evaluated five …

Reducing the abundances of invasive species by removals aims to minimize their ecological
impacts and enable ecosystem recovery. Removal methods are usually selective, modifying …

Invasive species are the 2nd-greatest threat to global freshwater biodiversity. Crayfish are
especially robust invaders due to their omnivorous nature and ability to compete both …

Freshwater crayfish are damaging invaders across southern Africa; however, monitoring
techniques and eforts are disparate across the region as diferent sampling methods have …

Abstract Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)(RSC) are a highly
invasive species established on five continents. Recent detections of RSC populations in …