Population Dynamics of the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) from the Aveiro region, Portugal (Decapoda, Cambaridae)

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2001

Authors

Fidalgo, ML (Author) Other; Carvalho, AP (Author) FCUP; Santos, P (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Crustaceana

Vol. 74

Pages: 369-375

ISSN: 0011-216X

Publisher: Brill

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Earth and related Environmental sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-VX3

DOI: 10.1163/156854001300104453

Abstract (EN): The life cycle of the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii from a shallow lagoon in the Aveiro region was studied for 14 months. Analysis of the size frequency distribution and growth provided evidence for an extended recruitment period with a peak in autumn (October/November). Females clearly outnumbered males and the average sex-ratio (males/females) was 0.36. The values for the Von Bertalanffy growth parameters were L-infinity = 62.01 mm, K = 0.23, and t(0) = 0.11 month. The high abundance of this species and the extended recruitment period, support the need for a proper management and exploitation of this biological resource.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7