1. Rapid invasion of the American blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula
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Dani Boix Masafret, Laura Torrent Fàbrega, Miguel Ángel Fuentes Castelló, and Sergio Barrera
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Introduced organisms ,Callinectes ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,010304 chemical physics ,Ecology ,biology ,0206 medical engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,North east ,biology.organism_classification ,020601 biomedical engineering ,01 natural sciences ,Animals invasors ,Fishery ,Geography ,Peninsula ,Natural park ,0103 physical sciences ,Biological invasions ,Invasions biològiques ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Espècies introduïdes - Abstract
We report new localities for Callinectes sapidus in the Iberian Peninsula that widen the north-eastern limit of its distribution by more than 206 km along the Iberian Mediterranean coastline. This invasive species has been captured in the estuaries of the Fluvià, Muga and Ter rivers and has become established in the Fluvià River in only nine months since the first individual was detected. These reports show how rapid expansion of C. sapidus can be and that this may be preceded by the presence of isolated individuals We gratefully acknowledge the scientific team of the European Life project “Pletera” (LIFE13 NAT/ES/001001) and the Sorelló S.L. company for sharing their field results. This project has been financially supported by Natura Montfred company and the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park (PNAE)
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- 2019
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