Translocation of the Yabby Cherax destructor into eastern drainages of New South Wales, Australia

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Coughran, Jason ^a,b   McCormack, Robert B ^a,b   Daly, Garry ^a,b  

^a Australian Aquatic Biological Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Gaia Research Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Cherax destructor; Crayfish; Euastacus dharawalus; Threatening process; Translocation; Yabbie; Yabby

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; AQUACULTURE; AQUARIUM; CATCHMENT; COMMERCIALIZATION; CRAYFISH; DRAINAGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIVER SYSTEM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AMPHIBIA; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; EUASTACUS DHARAWALUS;

EID: 70350655673     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2009.009     Document Type: Article

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