Effectiveness of dam construction to contain the invasive crayfish Procambarus clarkii in a Mediterranean mountain stream

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1607-1613

  Dana, Elías D ^a   García de Lomas, Juan ^a   González, Rubén ^a   Ortega, Fernando ^b  

^a Programa Andaluz para el Control de las Especies Exóticas Invasoras   (Spain)

^b Dirección General de Gestión del Medio Natural Consejería de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Containment; Dam; Endangered crayfish; Invasive crayfish; Management

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORTS; CONTAINMENT; CONTROL METHODS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENDANGERED CRAYFISH; FIELD DATA; INVASIVE CRAYFISH; LEADING EDGE; LONG TERM MONITORING; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MOUNTAIN STREAMS; NATURAL HABITAT; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; SMALL DAMS; SPECIFIC DESIGN;

EMBANKMENT DAMS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LANDFORMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SHELLFISH;

DESIGN;

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CONTAINMENT; CRAYFISH; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOUNTAIN STREAM;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 80052090987     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.06.014     Document Type: Article

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