Collapse of the amphibian community of the Paul do Boquilobo Natural Reserve (central Portugal) after the arrival of the exotic American crayfish Procambarus clarkii

MJ Cruz, P Segurado, M Sousa… - The Herpetological …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Amphibian populations have suffered declines throughout the world due to factors such as
habitat destruction, climate change, chemical pollution or the introduction of exotic species …

Can heat waves change the trophic role of the world's most invasive crayfish? Diet shifts in Procambarus clarkii

BM Carreira, P Segurado, A Laurila, R Rebelo - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
In the Mediterranean basin, the globally increasing temperatures are expected to be
accompanied by longer heat waves. Commonly assumed to benefit cold-limited invasive …

Relationships between stone martens, genets and cork oak woodlands in Portugal

M Santos-Reis, MJ Santos, S Lourenço… - Martens and fishers …, 2005 - Springer
Although the stone marten (Martes foina) is widely distributed in Europe, little is known about
its ecological and spatial requirements. Using radiotelemetry and food habits, we …

Environment and host-related factors modulate gut and carapace bacterial diversity of the invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

R Xavier, MC Soares, SM Silva, F Banha, M Gama… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
The invasive red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is present in most of the Portuguese
rivers with well-known economic and environmental impacts, being also an important …

CRISP (crayfish and rice integrated system of production): 2. Modelling crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) population dynamics

PM Anastácio, SN Nielsen, JC Marques - Ecological Modelling, 1999 - Elsevier
An ecological sub-model of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) population dynamics is presented
for integration into the CRISP (crayfish and rice integrated system of production) series of …

Population dynamics of the invasive crayfish (Procambarus clarkii Girard, 1852) at two marshes with differing hydroperiods

PM Anastacio, AS Leitao, MJ Boavida… - Annales de Limnologie …, 2009 - cambridge.org
The population dynamics of the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii Girard, 1852) was
studied from May 2005 to May 2006 in a pond (PCD) subjected to drought between June …

Otter predation in a trout fish farm of Central–East Portugal: preference for 'fast‐food'?

C Marques, LM Rosalino… - River research and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is a known piscivorous predator throughout its
distribution range, although in some regions a more generalist behaviour emerged, such as …

[PDF][PDF] Monitoring a population of Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda, Cambaridae) in Sào Miguel (Azores, Portugal)

AC Costa, AM Correia, ML Rodrigues - Freshwater crayfish, 1996 - academia.edu
The acclimatization and effects of recently introduced species are generally difficult to
assess due to the lack of information immediately after the introduction. To assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Ontogenic shifts in predatory roles involving two invasive species

PM Anastácio, EP Leite, M Ferreira, L Vicente… - Limnologica, 2011 - Elsevier
The red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, and the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia
holbrooki have been introduced worldwide, but the interactions between these invasive …

Seasonal and circadian foraging activity of Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda, Cambaridae) in Portugal

AM Correia - Crustaceana, 1998 - JSTOR
The feeding chronology of Procambarus clarkii has never been described. Consequently, th
author (1) presents data on seasonal and circadian foraging activity of this species,(2) tests …