ICC Monthly Snap: February 2024
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ICC Monthly Snap | February 2024
Dear ICC Members,
Welcome to the February edition of the Monthly Snap! As always, you’ll find the regular collection of invasive crayfish literature and news below.
Literature
Size-mediated competition interactions between an invasive and an imperiled crayfish may explain extirpation of the imperiled species
Tripp, N., VanBuren, H., & Reisinger, L. (2024). Size-mediated competition interactions between an invasive and an imperiled crayfish may explain extirpation of the imperiled species. Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03231-z
Notes on Possible Range Expansion of Procambarus acutus in Michigan
Smith, K., Walker, S., & Roth, B. (2024). Notes on Possible Range Expansion of Procambarus acutus in Michigan. Northeastern Naturalist, 30(4). https://doi.org/10.1656/045.030.0411
Living on the edge: Crayfish as drivers to anoxification of their own shelter microenvironment
Neculae, A., Barnett, Z. C., Miok, K., Dalosto, M. M., Kuklina, I., Kawai, T., Santos, S., Furse, J. M., Sîrbu, O. I., Stoeckel, J. A., & Pârvulescu, L. (2024). Living on the edge: Crayfish as drivers to anoxification of their own shelter microenvironment. PLoS ONE, 19(1): e0287888. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287888
Invasive alien non-insect invertebrates and insect diversity
Mazza, G. and Tricario, E. (2024). Invasive alien non-insect invertebrates and insect diversity. Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline, 173-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99918-2.00007-0
Prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild-caught and commodity decapod crustaceans in coastal South Carolina, USA
Sasson, D. A., Allen, J. M., Walker, M. J., Huber, J. H., Rothman, G. K., Kingsley-Smith, P. R., Darden, T. L., & Kendrick, M. R. (2024). Prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild-caught and commodity decapod crustaceans in coastal South Carolina, USA. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 44(1), ruae002. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruae002
The influence of rusty crayfish and zebra mussel invasion on yellow perch population dynamics in north-central Minnesota lakes
Fink, Kendra. (2023). The influence of rusty crayfish and zebra mussel invasion on yellow perch population dynamics in north-central Minnesota lakes. Master’s Thesis Submitted to Bemidji State University, Minnesota, USA. https://www.bemidjistate.edu/directory/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2023/02/KLF_Thesis.pdf
Reproductive biology of the introduced red-swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae) in western Japan
Luong, Q., Shiraishi, R., Kawai, T., Katsuhara, K. R., & Nakata, K. (2023). Reproductive biology of the introduced red-swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae) in western Japan. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 43(4), ruad063. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruad063
News
Burlington marbled crayfish control efforts continue
Monitoring of rare self-cloning marbled crayfish continues six months after the regulated invasive species was found for the first time in the Canadian wild in a Burlington stormwater pond. Approximately 100 marbled crayfish have been found in and around the pond at City View Park.
Crayfish Conservation Centre Unveiled at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
A Crayfish Conservation Centre was officially opened at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary on Jan 26th. The new center will house the first ex-situ population of native crayfish on the Isle of Wight. The aim is not only to supplement existing wild populations, but to establish new populations that can be released into safe havens or ark sites in Hampshire.
Wildlife filmmaker helps South West Water track down invasive species
South West Water commissioned professional wildlife filmmaker Jack Perks – whose work has featured on the likes of Springwatch and David Attenborough’s ‘Wild Isles’ series – to undertake crayfish surveys using underwater cameras. Watch as Perks captures a signal crayfish on film in Roadford Lake.
Brook Schreyer, Premek Hamr, and their team have been working to stop marbled crayfish from spreading in Burlington, Ont.
Invasive crayfish at Buskin Lake here to stay for the long run based on Sun'aq biologist report
Kodiak Island’s invasive signal crayfish population has reached levels that make it too difficult to completely eradicate. Daniel Smith, a biologist with the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak, talks about control efforts over the last three years.
Unveiling the reproductive secrets of red-swamp crayfish
Little is known about the reproductive biology of P. clarkii, not only in Japan, but also in their habitats elsewhere around the world. To address this research gap, researchers led by Professor Kazuyoshi Nakata of Okayama University, recently studied several reproduction aspects and morphological characteristics of the red swamp crayfish.
To investigate the California newt and the effects of its poison, Gary Bucciarelli, Lee Kats, and their students captured specimens from the Santa Monica Mountains and brought them into the controlled environment of their lab to concoct a poisonous solution similar to what might be found flowing in a natural stream. They introduced a selection of crayfish to this toxic liquid and observed how they reacted in comparison to a control group of non-affected specimens.
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.
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