Habitat modification by invasive crayfish can facilitate its growth through enhanced food accessibility

Habitat modification by invasive crayfish can facilitate its growth through enhanced food accessibility

Abstract Background Invasive ecosystem engineers can facilitate their invasions by modifying the physical environment to improve their own performance, but this positive feedback process has rarely been tested empirically except in sessile organisms. The invasive crayfish Procambarus clarkii is an e...

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Main Authors: Shota Nishijima, Chisato Nishikawa, Tadashi Miyashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Interaction modification
Invasive engineer
Macrophyte refuge
Positive density dependence
Red swamp crayfish
Submerged plants
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-017-0147-7

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