Tracking the invasion of the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda Cambaridae) in Sicily: a “citizen science” approach

Tracking the invasion of the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda Cambaridae) in Sicily: a “citizen science” approach

The first record of the red swamp crayfish in Sicily dates back to 2003 and, since then, the species seemed to be confined to a few localities in western Sicily. A small “citizen science” project carried out from November 2016 onwards led to the creation of the “Sicilian <em>Procambarus</em...

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Main Authors: Francesco Paolo Faraone, Gabriele Giacalone, Domenica Emanuela Canale, Stefania D'Angelo, Giorgio Favaccio, Vincenzo Garozzo, Giacoma Lidia Giancontieri, Carmelo Isgrò, Raffaella Melfi, Bruno Morello, Federica Navarria, Giuseppe Russo, Viviana Tinnirello, Antonio Torre, Daniele Torre, Giancarlo Torre, Giuseppe Urso, Pierluigi Vinci, Maria Grazia Zizzo, Federico Marrone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-11-01
Series:Biogeographia
Subjects:
Citizen science
Red swamp crayfish
alien species
biological invasions
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/07d8m23j

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