The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia

Abstract Freshwater crayfish were previously absent in the territory stretching from the Caspian Sea basin to the Amur basin. That gap is now being filled, mainly due to the eastward invasion of the narrow-clawed crayfish Astacus leptodactylus, which has currently approached Lake Baikal. This invasi...

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Main Author: Igor Popov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2020-06-01
Series:Nauplius
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description Abstract Freshwater crayfish were previously absent in the territory stretching from the Caspian Sea basin to the Amur basin. That gap is now being filled, mainly due to the eastward invasion of the narrow-clawed crayfish Astacus leptodactylus, which has currently approached Lake Baikal. This invasion is the result of unauthorized releases. Further spread of the narrow-clawed crayfish or other crayfish species in Siberia may be expected.
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The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia
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Narrow-clawed crayfish
Siberia
invasion
unauthorized releases
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title The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia
title_full The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia
title_fullStr The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia
title_full_unstemmed The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia
title_short The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia
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topic Narrow-clawed crayfish
Siberia
invasion
unauthorized releases
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