Distribution of crayfish (Decapoda, Astacoidea) in Flanders (Belgium): an update

Pieter Boets; Koen Lock; Tim Adriaens; Ans Mouton; Peter L.M. Goethals

doi:10.26496/bjz.2012.139

Authors

Pieter Boets Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, J. Plateaustraat 22, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Koen Lock Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, J. Plateaustraat 22, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Tim Adriaens Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Ans Mouton Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Peter L.M. Goethals Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2012.139

Keywords:

Astacus astacus, Astacus lepto-dactylus, non-indigenous species, Orconectes limosus, Pacifastacus leniusculus, Procambarus clarkii

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