Detecting North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in riffles

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 588-594

  Gladman, Z F ^a   Yeomans, W E ^a   Adams, C E ^a   Bean, C W ^b   Mccoll, D ^a   Olszewska, J P ^a   Mcgillivray, C W ^a   Mccluskey, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrofishing; Invasive species; Methodology testing; Signal crayfish; Survey

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CRAYFISH; ELECTROFISHING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; SAMPLING;

CLYDE RIVER; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTACOIDEA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 77957246025     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1130     Document Type: Article

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