Freshwater Crayfish
Freshwater Crayfish

Author: Tadashi Kawai

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 1466586400

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For their great commercial importance as a human food delicacy, crayfish are now becoming of wider interest to molecular biologists, and also to conservationists due to the fact that in some countries many of the native crayfish species are under threat from human activity, disease, and competition from other introduced crayfish species. Helmed by

A Global Overview of the Conservation of Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans
A Global Overview of the Conservation of Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans

Author: Tadashi Kawai

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-10-26

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 3319425277

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This book introduces updated information on conservation issues, providing an overview of what is needed to advance the global conservation of freshwater decapods such as freshwater crabs, crayfish, and shrimps. Biodiversity loss in general is highest in organisms that depend on intact freshwater habitats, because freshwater ecosystems worldwide are suffering intense threats from multiple sources. Our understanding of the number and location of threatened species of decapods, and of the nature of their extinction threats has improved greatly in recent years, and has enabled the development of species conservation strategies. This volume focuses on saving threatened species from extinction, and emphasizes the importance of the successful implementation of conservation action plans through cooperation between scientists, conservationists, educators, funding agencies, policy makers, and conservation agencies.

Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour
Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour

Author: Judith S. Weis

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-10-13

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 110707777X

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This book provides a comprehensive look at the critical role of animal behaviour in the success and impact of biological invasions.

Crayfish in Europe as Alien Species
Crayfish in Europe as Alien Species

Author: Francesca Gherardi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1351457519

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From the third international workshop on the subject (U. of Florence, 1997), come 18 papers reviewing the issue of alien crayfish decimating the relatively few native species in European freshwater environments. In a historical and taxonomic context, the initial paper explains why such homogenizatio

Networks of Invasion: Empirical Evidence and Case Studies
Networks of Invasion: Empirical Evidence and Case Studies

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Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2017-03-15

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0128133295

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Networks of Invasion: Networks of Invasion: Empirical Evidence and Case Studies, Volume 57 bridges a conceptual gap between ecological network studies and invasion biology studies. This book contains chapters detailing pressing concerns regarding invasive species in food webs, but also extends the idea of networks of invasion to other systems, such as mutualistic networks or even the human microbiome. Chapters describe the tools, models and empirical methods adapted for tackling invasions in ecological networks, including sections on parasites and biological invasions, invasions in freshwater systems, and those in host-associated microbiome networks. In addition, the book provides interesting discussions on the importance of microorganisms and their relationship to macroorganisms. - Contains chapters detailing pressing concerns regarding invasive species in food webs - Describes the tools, models and empirical methods adapted for tackling invasions in ecological networks - Deals with topical and important reviews on the physiology, populations and communities of plants and animals