Steep Holm Island, Bristol Channel, UK: evidence of Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 (lesser black-backed gull) feeding on the invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana, 1852

The predation of invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) by several nesting pairs of lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 is reported from Steep Holm (51°20.39' N, 3°6.53' W), one of two small islands located in the inner Bristol Channel, United Kin...

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Published in:BioInvasions Records
Main Authors: Mortimer, Kate, Rowson, Rhian, Mackie, Andrew S.Y., Clark, Paul F., Maslen, Chris, Smith, Adam S., Harrower, Colin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Zoology
Biology and Microbiology
Lesser black-backed gull
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19541/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19541/1/BiolInvas_v1_p201.pdf
http://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2012/3/BIR_2012_3_Mortimer_etal.pdf
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Summary:The predation of invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) by several nesting pairs of lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 is reported from Steep Holm (51°20.39' N, 3°6.53' W), one of two small islands located in the inner Bristol Channel, United Kingdom. This feeding activity was subsequently observed at a pond in South Wales.

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