Burrowing activity of the invasive red swamp crayfish,<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>, in fishponds of La Brenne (France)

Souty‐Grosset, Catherine; Reynolds, J. D.; Gherardi, Francesca; Aquiloni, Laura; Coignet, Aurore; Pinet, François; Cisneros, M. Del Mar Mancha

doi:10.1080/03949370.2014.892538

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“…However, due to the simulation of similar conditions (no vegetation, presence of water, 50-50 sex ration, comparable densities), results presented in this study are likely to be expected under natural conditions. However, the overall low level of variation (only two types of burrows) was likely due to the constant water level (Holdich and Lowery 1988;Ilhéu et al 2003) and the experimental setup, but is in agreement with previous studies that also reported complex and simple burrow structures (Correia and Ferreira 1995;Ilhéu and Bernardo 1996;Gherardi et al 2002) with similar burrow opening diameters (Souty-Grosset et al 2014), with a burrow depth ranging from 0.28 to 0.58 m (Portugal: Correia and Ferreira 1995). In contrast to the horizontally burrows constructed at 0-20 cm below the water level, previously described burrows showed a simpler morphology, with usually one opening at a distance of 0-10 cm above the water surface enlarging in a tunnel with a terminal chamber, potentially with muddy plugs or a chimney reaching up over the burrow opening.…”

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“…This becomes obvious, as (i) shelter (i.e. rocks, structure) would provide additional cover and reduce burrowing activity, (ii) too small or large particles would increase the difficulty of burrow-construction (Barbaresi et al 2004;Solari et al 2016), and (iii) vegetation (and the roots within the sediment) affect the porosity of the sediment (Ilhéu et al 2003;Souty-Grosset et al 2014). Additionally, Kouba et al (2016) showed that P. clarkii is capable of constructing different burrow structures in response to environmental changes, directly increasing its survivability.…”

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“…digging burrows to withstand environmental extremes periods (e.g. drought) and during reproductive periods (Gherardi and Barbaresi 2000;Gherardi 2006;Souty-Grosset et al 2014). It can thus overcome unfavourable conditions in the invaded habitat (Souty-Grosset et al 2016).…”

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“…Its burrowing activity is known to vary according to soil particle size, water cycle and structure of land as well as to damage agricultural and natural systems, causing channel bank erosion ( Fig. 1), increase of water turbidity and fine sediments (Huner 1977;Anastácio and Marques 1997;Holdich 1999;Rodríguez et al 2003;Correia and Ferreira 1995), significant physical modification (Barbaresi et al 2004;Orlandini et al 2015), and reduction of plant density (Souty-Grosset et al 2014). Moreover, burrowing animal species have been identified as one of the main causes for levee failures (Chang and Lange 1967;Rudnick et al 2000;Gribsholt et al 2003;Serre et al 2008;Hanson et al 2010) causing floods ( Fig.…”

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Burrowing activity of Procambarus clarkii on levees: analysing behaviour and burrow structure

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Inghilesi

Mazza

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Wetlands Ecol Manage

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The North American crayfish Procambarus clarkii is considered among the most invasive freshwater species. However, burrowing behaviour and the possible impact of P. clarkii on levees have not yet been studied in depth. To assess shape, volume and structure of its burrows and the associated behaviour, experiments were conducted introducing two sizematched adult crayfish into an artificial setup and video-recording their behaviour for 96 h. At the end of each replicate, casts of excavated burrows made with polyethylene foam were retrieved. Crayfish (n = 40) dug 17 burrows, six of which having an enlarged terminal chamber. The average excavated levee volume of burrows was 1.9% (0.00528 m 3 ; 5.0256 l) ± 0.86% of the total volume with a maximum of 4% (0.0109 m 3 ; 10.9 l) and the chambers (mean volume of 0.9 ± 0.6 dm 3) contributed to up to 50% of the excavated volume. No significant difference between sexes was found for any observed behaviour. Our study also demonstrated how P. clarkii female and male behaviours are similar for burrowing activity. As a result, we quantify the potential pressure exerted by the red swamp crayfish on levees and lastly highlight the observation of cooperating burrowing behaviour of male and female individuals in this species.

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Burrowing activity of Procambarus clarkii on levees: analysing behaviour and burrow structure

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“…Also, it seems that the water table is often below the bottom of burrows at drying localities, e.g. in the case of P. clarkii, which frequently reproduces under these conditions (McClain & Romaire, 2004;Souty-Grosset et al, 2014). Crayfish abilities to reach the water table under laboratory conditions are species-dependent (Bovbjerg, 1970;Dyer, Worthington, & Brewer, 2015).…”

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High air humidity is sufficient for successful egg incubation and early post‐embryonic development in the marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis)

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Severe weather events, such as long‐term droughts, are challenging for many freshwater species. To survive drought, freshwater crayfish tend to inhabit shelters or burrows where they can remain in contact with water or high humidity environments. However, it is not known whether embryogenesis or post‐embryonic development can occur without free standing water. To address this question, three experiments were conducted using artificial burrows with high air humidity and using marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis Lyko, 2017) as a model species. Marbled crayfish are capable of parthenogenetic reproduction, burrow extensively and are able to travel long distances over land. In the first experiment, ovigerous females were transferred to simulated burrows without free water, but with high air humidity. A control group of females were kept in burrows with free water. Successful hatching was achieved in both groups. In the second experiment, ovigerous females were transferred to simulated burrows with no free water but high air humidity and post‐embryonic development were observed. Following successful hatching, offspring moulted to the second developmental stage (stage 2 juveniles). Stage 2 juveniles remained viable without free water for 20 days, but further development was not observed. However, when some of these stage 2 juveniles were placed back into fully aquatic conditions (experiment 3), they moulted to stage 3 within 4 to 8 days. These results demonstrated the ability of marbled crayfish to undergo terminal phases of embryogenesis, including hatching, as well as early post‐embryonic development under high air humidity conditions only. Post‐embryonic development was suspended in the absence of free water, and successfully resumed when re‐immersed. This similar ability to tolerate drought‐like conditions during post‐embryonic development may also occur in other crayfish species, especially primary burrowers. This unprecedented life history trait may be crucial for inhabiting ecosystems with rapidly changing water regimes. In drying climates, it may confer advantages on some crayfish species (including some invasive species) over others.

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Modelling effects of disturbance on population dynamics of generalized crayfish life history strategies

Bayer

Fournier

Magoulick

2021

Aquatic Conservation

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Crayfish play a crucial ecological role and are often considered a keystone species within freshwater ecosystems; however, North American crayfish species face disturbance and ecological threats including invasive species and intensified drought. Demographic models can allow examination of population dynamics of a targeted species under a wide variety of disturbance scenarios. In this study, crayfish population dynamics were modelled and their responses to simulated biological invasions and drought were assessed. As life history data on crayfish are relatively rare, models were used to explore the population viability of four generalized species with distinct life history strategies under 11 disturbance scenarios. RAMAS‐Metapop was used to construct stage‐based demographic metapopulation models parameterized using vital rates from established literature sources. Models indicated that populations respond differentially to disturbance based on life history. However, both r‐ and K‐selected species appear to be highly susceptible to decline when faced with the additive effects of reduced carrying capacity resulting from invasion and reduced survival rates caused by drought. Constructing models that explore a broad array of life histories and disturbance regimes can provide managers with tools to develop generalized, widely applicable conservation strategies in data‐depauperate systems.

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Burrowing activity of the invasive red swamp crayfish,Procambarus clarkii, in fishponds of La Brenne (France)

Cited by 15 publications

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Burrowing activity of Procambarus clarkii on levees: analysing behaviour and burrow structure

Burrowing activity of Procambarus clarkii on levees: analysing behaviour and burrow structure

High air humidity is sufficient for successful egg incubation and early post‐embryonic development in the marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis)

Modelling effects of disturbance on population dynamics of generalized crayfish life history strategies

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