Results of species assessment according to Target Species selection criteria
Known human health impact? No
Comments: Not available.
Known economic impact? Yes
Comments: Decimating native crayfish populations as a result of infestation by crayfish plague transferred by the signal crayfish (Holdich et al., 2009).
References: AquaNIS. Editorial Board, 2015. Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.corpi.ku.lt/databases/aquanis. Version 2.36+. Accessed 2021-07-23.
Holdich, D.M., Reynolds, J.D., Souty-Grosset, C., Sibley, P.J. 2009. A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 11: 394-395.
Known measurable environmental impact? Yes
Comments: Decimating native crayfish populations as a result of infestation by crayfish plague transferred by the signal crayfish (Holdich et al., 2009).
References: AquaNIS. Editorial Board, 2015. Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.corpi.ku.lt/databases/aquanis. Version 2.36+. Accessed 2021-07-23.
Holdich, D.M., Reynolds, J.D., Souty-Grosset, C., Sibley, P.J. 2009. A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 11: 394-395.
Included in the final TS list? - Yes
Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list.