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Crayfish of Serbia and Montenegro — the population status and the level of endangerment

Crayfish of Serbia and Montenegro — the population status and the level of endangerment CRAYFISH OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO — THE POPULATION STATUS AND THE LEVEL OF ENDANGERMENT BY VLADICA SIMI ´ C 1,4 ) , ANA PETROVI ´ C 1 ) , MILKA RAJKOVI ´ C 2 ) and MOMIR PAUNOVI ´ C 3,5 ) 1 ) Faculty of Sciences, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovi´ca 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia 2 ) Institute of Nature Protected, Podgorica, Montenegro 3 ) Institute of Biological Research “Siniša Stankovi´c”, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia ABSTRACT In Serbia and Montenegro, four species of crayfish have been identified: three native, i.e., Astacus astacus (river crayfish), Astacus leptodactylus (Danube crayfish) and Austropotamobius torrentium (spring crayfish), as well as one non-indigenous species, Orconectes limosus (American crayfish). According to results presented, which comprise analyses of the data from a 60-year period, A. astacus is the most endangered species of crayfish in Serbia, as well as in Montenegro. The factors that influence the reduction of populations of this species are: pollution, habitat fragmentation, diseases, competition with A. leptodactylus , as well as isolation of the populations. According to IUCN criteria (Version 3.1), the degree of the endangerment of A. astacus in Serbia is evaluated as “Endangered” (“EN”), which is a higher degree than http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Crayfish of Serbia and Montenegro — the population status and the level of endangerment

Simić, Vladica; Paunović, Momir; Petrović, Ana; Rajković, Milka
Crustaceana , Volume 81 (10): 1153 – Jan 1, 2008
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CRAYFISH OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO — THE POPULATION STATUS AND THE LEVEL OF ENDANGERMENT BY VLADICA SIMI ´ C 1,4 ) , ANA PETROVI ´ C 1 ) , MILKA RAJKOVI ´ C 2 ) and MOMIR PAUNOVI ´ C 3,5 ) 1 ) Faculty of Sciences, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovi´ca 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia 2 ) Institute of Nature Protected, Podgorica, Montenegro 3 ) Institute of Biological Research “Siniša Stankovi´c”, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia ABSTRACT In Serbia and Montenegro, four species of crayfish have been identified: three native, i.e., Astacus astacus (river crayfish), Astacus leptodactylus (Danube crayfish) and Austropotamobius torrentium (spring crayfish), as well as one non-indigenous species, Orconectes limosus (American crayfish). According to results presented, which comprise analyses of the data from a 60-year period, A. astacus is the most endangered species of crayfish in Serbia, as well as in Montenegro. The factors that influence the reduction of populations of this species are: pollution, habitat fragmentation, diseases, competition with A. leptodactylus , as well as isolation of the populations. According to IUCN criteria (Version 3.1), the degree of the endangerment of A. astacus in Serbia is evaluated as “Endangered” (“EN”), which is a higher degree than

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