Towards a cohesive strategy for the conservation of the United States' diverse and highly endemic crayfish fauna

CA Taylor, RJ DiStefano, ER Larson, J Stoeckel - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Freshwater biodiversity of the United States has long been recognized for its high level of
species richness. The US crayfish fauna is richer than that found in any other country or …

Review of dam effects on native and invasive crayfishes illustrates complex choices for conservation planning

ZC Barnett, SB Adams - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dams are among the most prevalent and extreme alterations humans have perpetrated on
fluvial systems. The dramatic physical and biological changes caused by dams have been …

Positive selection of beautiful invaders: long-term persistence and bio-invasion risk of freshwater crayfish in the pet trade

C Chucholl, F Wendler - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
After interest in keeping crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacida) in home aquaria peaked
in the mid-2000s, the aquarium trade has become a novel introduction pathway for non …

Global correlates of extinction risk in freshwater crayfish

LM Bland - Animal Conservation, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Global trait‐based analyses can shed light on the factors predisposing species to high
extinction risk, and can help bridge knowledge gaps in speciose and poorly known taxa. In …

Integrating invasive species risk assessment into environmental DNA metabarcoding reference libraries

AR Mahon, EK Grey, CL Jerde - Ecological Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has shown promise as a tool for estimating
biodiversity and early detection of invasive species. In aquatic systems, advantages of this …

Functional traits explain crayfish invasive success in the Netherlands

T van Kuijk, JC Biesmeijer, BB van der Hoorn… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Biological invasions by nonindigenous species can have negative effects on economies and
ecosystems. To limit this impact, current research on biological invasions uses functional …

Invasive species trait-based risk assessment for non-native freshwater fishes in a tropical city basin in Southeast Asia

J Chan, Y Zeng, DCJ Yeo - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Biological invasions have created detrimental impacts in freshwater ecosystems. As non-
native freshwater species include economically beneficial, but also harmful, species, trait …

Potential spread of invasive crayfish used as life bait by Indonesian anglers

SG Akmal, Yonvitner, F Yulianda… - Human Dimensions …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Fishing is part of human culture since ancient times to catch fish. The use of live bait by
anglers is an important factor in the spread of invasive aquatic species. To analyze the …

Unrecognized diversity in New Guinean crayfish species (Decapoda, Parastacidae): The evidence from molecular data

M Blaha, J Patoka, P Kozak, A Kouba - Integrative Zoology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The phylogenetic relationships among imported ornamental crayfish belonging to the genus
Cherax were inferred from a combined dataset of 3 mitochondrial genes (COI, 16S and 12S) …

Assessing the aggregated risk of invasive crayfish and climate change to freshwater crabs: A Southeast Asian case study

Y Zeng, DCJ Yeo - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Primary freshwater crabs represent a culturally and ecologically significant component of
freshwater habitats globally that has a high percentage of threatened species. Invasive …