The invasive crayfish Orconectes limosus in Lake Varese: Estimating abundance and population size structure in the context of habitat and methodological constraints

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-640

  Pilotto, Francesca ^a   Free, Gary ^a   Crosa, Giuseppe ^b   Sena, Fabrizio ^a   Ghiani, Michela ^a   Cardoso, Ana Cristina ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crayfish population; Habitat alteration; Invasive species; Orconectes limosus; Quadrat sampling

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; ORCONECTES LIMOSUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 57449121375     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/07-2967.1     Document Type: Article

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