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The role of abiotic and biotic factors in interspecific competition of Polish crayfish – comprehensive literature review

Kamil Wiśniewski

Kamil Wiśniewski

Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and ParasitologyToruń, Poland
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Daniel Szarmach

Daniel Szarmach

Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and ParasitologyToruń, Poland
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Małgorzata Poznańska-Kakareko

Małgorzata Poznańska-Kakareko

Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and ParasitologyToruń, Poland
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Nov 26, 2020
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Article Category: Review paper
Published Online: Nov 26, 2020
Page range: 428 - 441
Received: Mar 05, 2020
Accepted: May 15, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2020-0038
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Figure 1

First observation (black dots) and distribution (red dots) of invasive crayfish in Poland in January 2020; A – P. leniusculus (signal crayfish), B– F. limosus (spiny-cheek crayfish), C– P. clarkii (red swamp crayfish), D– P. virginalis (marbled crayfish) (http://geoserwis.gdos.gov.pl/)
First observation (black dots) and distribution (red dots) of invasive crayfish in Poland in January 2020; A – P. leniusculus (signal crayfish), B– F. limosus (spiny-cheek crayfish), C– P. clarkii (red swamp crayfish), D– P. virginalis (marbled crayfish) (http://geoserwis.gdos.gov.pl/)

Figure 2

Symptoms of the plague on dead noble crayfish (after Jiří Svoboda)
Symptoms of the plague on dead noble crayfish (after Jiří Svoboda)

Optimum water temperature and tolerance range of crayfish

Species Temperature (°C)
Optimum Range References
A. astacus 20.0 1.0–28.0 Strużyński 2007; Reynolds & Souty-Grosset 2011
P. leptodactylus 17.0–21.0 4–32.0 Karimpour et al. 2011; Reynolds & Souty-Grosset 2011; Kozák et al. 2015 after Svobodová et al. 1987
P. leniusculus 13.0–23.0 1.0–33.0 Holdich 2002; Reynolds & Souty-Grosset 2011
F. limosus c. 20.0 from 10.0 Pieplow 1938; Dubé & Portelance 1992; Kozák et al. 2015
P. clarkii 21.0–29.0 to 34.0–35.0 Arrignion et al. 1990; Holdich 2002; Reynolds & Souty-Grosset 2011
P. virginalis 18.0–25.0 * Seitz et al. 2005; Pârvulescu et al. 2017

Optimum pH and tolerance range of crayfish

Species pH
Optimum Range References
A. astacus 7.8–8.0 4–11 Pârvulescu et al. 2011; Kozák et al. 2015 after Svobodová et al. 1987
P. leptodactylus 7–9 6.8–7.8 Mazlum et al. 2010; Kozák et al. 2015 after Svobodová et al. 1987
P. leniusculus 7.8–8.0 7.2–9.1 Hesni et al. 2008; Dobrzycka-Krahel et al. 2017
F. limosus * 6.7–9.1 Kozák et al. 2005; Ďuriš et al. 2006
P. clarkii * 6.5–8.6 Smart et al. 2002; Scalici et al. 2009
P. virginalis 7.5–8.0 * Velisek et al. 2014

Body parameters and life expectancy of crayfish

Species Total length (mm) Maximum mass (g) Maximum age (years) References
A. astacus 200–250 > 200 25 Collins et al. 1983; Strużyński 2007
A. leptodactylus 150–200 150 20–25 Trouilhé 2006; Strużyński 2007
P. lenisculus 200 > 200 20 Mastyński & Andrzejewski 2005; Strużyński 2007
F. limosus 122 (female); 111 (male) * 5 Kulmatycki 1936; Pieplow 1938
P. clarkii 150 > 200 * Paglianti & Gherardi 2004; Loureiro et al. 2015
P. virginalis 103 > 30.1 * Vogt et al. 2015

Optimum water oxygen content and tolerance range of crayfish

Species Oxygen content (mg l−1)
Optimum Range References
A. astacus 8.0–9.0 from 3.2 Mastyński & Andrzejewski 2005; Reynolds & Souty-Grosset 2011
P. leptodactylus 8.0–9.0 from 2.0 Mastyński & Andrzejewski 2005; Kozák et al. 2015 after Sládeček 1988
F. limosus * from 4.7 Babović et al. 2011
P. clarkii * from 3.0 Souty-Grosset et al. 2006
P. virginalis * from 2.9 Lőkkös et al. 2016

Maximum water salinity tolerance in adult individuals

Species Water salinity (PSU)
Range References
A. astacus to 14.0 Rasmussen & Bjerregaard 1995
P. leptodactylus to 20.8 Susanto & Charmantier 1999; Kozák et al. 2009
P. leniusculus to 21.0 Rutledge & Pritchard 1981; Holdich et al. 1997
F. limosus to 7.0 Jaszczołt & Szaniawska 2011
P. clarkii to 35.0 Bissattini et al. 2015; Dörr 2020
P. virginalis to 0.0 Veselý et al. 2017
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