A New Threat to Groundwater Ecosystems: First Occurrences of the Invasive Crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in European Caves | Zendy

Giuseppe Mazza | Zendy; Ana Sofía | Zendy; Аnа Sofiа P. S. Reboleirа | Zendy; Fernando Gonçalves | Zendy; Laura Aquiloni | Zendy; Alberto Francesco Inghilesi | Zendy; Daniele Spigoli | Zendy; Fabio Stoch | Zendy; Stefano Taiti | Zendy; Francesca Gherardi | Zendy; Elena Tricarico | Zendy

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A New Threat to Groundwater Ecosystems: First Occurrences of the Invasive Crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in European Caves

Author(s) -

Giuseppe Mazza,

Ana Sofía,

Аnа Sofiа P. S. Reboleirа,

Fernando Gonçalves,

Laura Aquiloni,

Alberto Francesco Inghilesi,

Daniele Spigoli,

Fabio Stoch,

Stefano Taiti,

Francesca Gherardi,

Elena Tricarico

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of cave and karst studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262

H-Index - 40

eISSN - 2331-3714

pISSN - 1090-6924

DOI - 10.4311/2013lsc0115

Subject(s) - procambarus clarkii , crayfish , cave , ecosystem , groundwater , geography , ecology , geology , biology , geotechnical engineering

The American red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, is today the alien species most widespread in European water bodies. This invasive crayfish was found for the first time in some caves of Europe, specifically in Portugal and Italy. The presence of P. clarkii in caves is noteworthy, representing a new threat for the groundwater ecosystems due to the possible negative impacts on the native communities

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