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Detection and possible elimination of the first recorded population of the zebr...
Catita, David; Gama, Mafalda; Azedo, Rita; Banha, Filipe; Pinto, João; Ilhéu, Ana; Anastácio, Pedro ManuelThe zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, has strong economic and environmental effects within a wide range of habitats, including reservoirs, and there is a need to monitor in advance of an arrival so that an elimination might be possible. We report the establishment of the zebra mussel in the Alfundão Reservoir, a small reservoir in south Portugal, 190 km away from the closest known population in Spain. The are...
A potential threat to amphibians in the European Natura 2000 network: Forecasti...
Johovica, Iva; Gama, Mafalda; Banha, Filipe; Tricarico, Elena; Anastácio, Pedro ManuelFreshwater biodiversity is declining at an accelerated pace. Climate change and associated global warming and changes in precipitation patterns, combined with the expansion of generalist -invasive species are two of the main threats. Niche-based models (NBMs) are becoming inevitable tools in invasive species risk assessment and in conservation decision-making. Lithobates catesbeianus is an invasive species glob...
The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Europe: Impacts on aquatic ecosys...
Souty-Grosset, Catherine; Anastácio, Pedro Manuel; Aquiloni, Laura; Banha, Filipe; Choquer, Justine; Chucholl, Christoph; Tricarico, ElenaProcambarus clarkii is currently recorded from 16 European territories. On top of being a vector of crayfish plague, which is responsible for large-scale disappearance of native crayfish species, it causes severe impacts on diverse aquatic ecosystems, due to its rapid life cycle, dispersal capacities, burrowing activities and high population densities. The species has even been recently discovered in caves. Thi...