The impact of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on the recruitment of salmonid fish in a headwater stream in Yorkshire, England

Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) have become increasingly widespread in rivers in Great Britain since their introduction in the late 1970s, causing extensive losses of indigenous white-clawed crayfish and negative impacts on communities of aquatic plants, invertebrates and benthic fish. An...

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Main Authors: S. Peay, N. Guthrie, J. Spees, E. Nilsson, P. Bradley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2009-01-01
Series:Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://www.kmae-journal.org/articles/kmae/pdf/2009/03/kmae09022.pdf