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Title:	Alien Crustacea in Polish waters (Part I)- introduction and Decapoda
Authors:	Grabowski Michał Jażdżewski Krzysztof Konopacka Alicja
Abstract:	The paper presents the biogeography, history, and some ecological consequences of the introduction of alien decapod species in Poland, with extensive reference to other European countries. Among some 750 species of Crustacea recorded in Polish waters, 18 representatives of five orders of macrocrustaceans are identified as alien species that either invaded or were introduced to polish waters in historical times. Of this number, seven species are Decapoda: Pontastacus leptodactylus, Pacifastacus leniusculus, Orconectes limosus, Atyaephyra desmaresti, Palaemon elegans, Rhithropanopeus harrisii, Eriocheir sinensis. One of the species (P. leptodactylus) is of Ponto-Caspian origin, and of the remaining six, three (P. leniusculus, O. limosus, R. harrisii) came from North America, one from East Asia (E. sinensis), one from southern Europe (A. desmaresti), and one entered the Baltic from the North Sea (P. elegans). The first part of the paper describes the geographical and ecological aspects of the spread of aquatic fauna in Central Europe and discusses the introduction and range of extension of the seven decapod species in Polish waters.
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Type of paper:	Original research paper
Pages:	43 to 61
Cytation:	Grabowski M., Jażdżewski K., Konopacka A., 2005, Alien Crustacea in Polish waters (Part I)- introduction and Decapoda, Ocean. Hydrob. Studies, 34(Supl. 1): 43-61
Keywords:	alien Crustacea, Vistula River system, Oder River system, Central Europe
Year:	2005
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