ICC Monthly Snap: December 2024
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ICC Monthly Snap | December 2024
Dear Invasive Crayfish Collaborators,
Deck the Claws with Boughs of Holly! Welcome to the December edition of the Monthly Snap! As always, you’ll find the regular collection of crayfish literature and news below.
Literature
Habitat Preferences of the Hiwassee Crayfish (Cambarus hiwasseensis) and Appalachian Brook Crayfish (Cambarus bartonii cavatus) in a Headwater Stream
Davis, J. G., Flagg, S., & Moon, W. P. (2024). Habitat Preferences of the Hiwassee Crayfish (Cambarus hiwasseensis) and Appalachian Brook Crayfish (Cambarus bartonii cavatus) in a Headwater Stream. Georgia Journal of Science, 82 (2), Article 9. digitalcommons.gaacademy.org/gjs/vol82/iss2/9
Applications of biosensors in non-native freshwater species: a systematic review
Meira, A., Carvalho, F., Castro, P., Sousa, R. (2024). Applications of biosensors in non-native freshwater species: a systematic review. NeoBiota, 96, 211–236. doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.96.128038
Microsporidia and invertebrate hosts: genome-informed taxonomy surrounding a new lineage of crayfish-infecting Nosema spp. (Nosematida)
Stratton, C.E., Bolds, S.A., Reisinger, L.S., Behringer, D. C., Khalaf, A., & Bojko, J. (2024). Microsporidia and invertebrate hosts: genome-informed taxonomy surrounding a new lineage of crayfish-infecting Nosema spp. (Nosematida). Fungal Diversity, 128, 167–190. doi.org/10.1007/s13225-024-00543-w
Evaluating spatially explicit management alternatives for an invasive species in a riverine network
Thompson, B. K., Olden, J. D., Converse, S. J. (2024). Evaluating spatially explicit management alternatives for an invasive species in a riverine network. NeoBiota, 96, 151–172. doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.96.132363
News
Crayfish map gives conservation a helping claw
Conservation scientists and invasive species managers share a key need: to know where target crayfish are. Researchers at the West University of Timișoara, Romania (WUT) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have created the first searchable global crayfish atlas, World of Crayfish, with data on 427 crayfish taxa and over 100,000 observations.
Graduate student investigating crayfish in school and food pathways
Purdue University master’s student Izzy Paulsen is studying how invasive crayfish enter our waterways through schools and the culinary market. She aims to learn what outreach professionals need to know to prevent future introductions.
Participate in Graduate Research on Crayfish Use in Classrooms
Izzy Paulsen, master's student at Purdue University, is conducting research on the motivations of teachers using live crayfish in classrooms. She is interviewing science teachers (grades 3-12) who have used live crayfish in their classes. To participate in these interviews, please complete the interest form found in the link above.
This selection of invasive crayfish information is collected by the Invasive Crayfish Collaborative, a program convened and facilitated by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and the Illinois Natural History Survey with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.