Prospects for management strategies of invasive crayfish populations with an emphasis on biological control

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-223

  Freeman, M A ^a,b   Turnbull, J F ^a   Yeomans, W E ^c   Bean, C W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Invasive; IPM; Non native; Pest; Signal crayfish

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BURROWING; CRAYFISH; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT TYPE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PESTICIDE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 77649094012     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1065     Document Type: Article

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