Crayfish in Europe as Alien Species

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ISBN: 9789054104698 | 9054104694
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1999

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From the third international workshop on the subject (U. of Florence, 1997), come 18 papers reviewing the issue of alien crayfish decimating the relatively few native species in European freshwater environments. In a historical and taxonomic context, the initial paper explains why such homogenizatio

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Preface
Editors' summary
Native and alien crayfish in Europe: An introduction	p. 3
The introduction of alien species of crayfish in Europe: A historical introduction	p. 13
Life history characteristics of crayfish: What makes some of them good colonizers?	p. 23
The negative effects of established crayfish introductions	p. 31
The positive effects of established crayfish introductions in Europe	p. 49
Ecological impact of introduced and native crayfish on freshwater communities: European perspectives	p. 63
Diseases of European freshwater crayfish, with particular emphasis on interspecific transmission of pathogens	p. 87
The situation in Italy	p. 107
The situation in Belgium, France and Luxembourg	p. 129
Distribution of crayfish species and legislation concerning crayfish in Switzerland	p. 141
German conservation strategies for native crayfish species with regard to alien species	p. 149
The status of crayfish populations in Spain and Portugal	p. 161
Crayfish introductions in the Nordic and Baltic countries	p. 193
Native and alien crayfish in the British Isles	p. 221
The American spiny-cheek crayfish, Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque), in the fauna of Belarus	p. 237
A review of possible methods for controlling alien crayfish populations	p. 245
The future of native crayfish in Europe: How to make the best of a bad situation?	p. 271
Native and alien crayfish in Europe: Some conclusions	p. 281
List of contributors	p. 293
Index	p. 295
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