| Alien invaders: Chinese mitten crabs in the Thames and spreading |
| Rainbow, P.; Robbins, R.; Clark, P. (2003). Alien invaders: Chinese mitten crabs in the Thames and spreading Biologist 50(5): 227-230 |
| In: Biologist. Institute of Biology: London. ISSN 0006-3347, meer |
| Trefwoorden |
Geïntroduceerde soorten; Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1851 [Chinese krab] [WoRMS]; ANE, British Isles, England, Thames Estuary [gazetteer]; Marien; Brak water; Zoet water |
| Abstract |
The Chinese mitten crab was introduced as an alien invader into western Europe, probably initially in ballast water, in about 1912. Since the early 1990s, mitten crab numbers in the Thames catchment have risen dramatically. The crabs are ravenous omnivores, feeding on the indigenous freshwater fauna and flora, and outcompeting native crayfish. |
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