Rapid invasion of the American blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula
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 e...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10256/18167 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10256/18167 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Invasions biològiques -- Catalunya -- Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Biological invasions -- Catalonia -- Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Animals invasors -- Catalunya -- Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Introduced organisms -- Catalonia -- Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Espècies introduïdes -- Catalonia -- Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Invasions biològiques -- Catalunya -- Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter Biological invasions -- Catalonia -- Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter Animals invasors -- Catalunya -- Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter Introduced organisms -- Catalonia -- Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter Espècies introduïdes -- Catalunya -- Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter |
| Summary: | 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 |
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