%0 Journal Article
%T Invasiveness assessment of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) in the Serbian section of the river Danube
%A £¿kraba Dubravka
%A To£¿i£¿ Ana
%A Mili£¿i£¿ Dragana
%A Nikoli£¿ Vera
%J Archives of Biological Sciences
%D 2013
%I Serbian Biological Society
%R 10.2298/abs1301353s
%X The Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis is listed in The Global Invasive Species Database and the IUCN Register as one of ¡°100 of the world¡¯s worst invasive alien species¡±. It has been reported in Serbia since 1995 in the Danube River, suggesting a predominantly human-aided dispersal. The risk of invasiveness posed by the Chinese mitten crab to aquatic ecosystems in Serbia, assessed using the FI-ISK (Freshwater Invertebrate Invasiveness Scoring Kit, v1.19), revealed a final score of 37. This shows a high potential of invasiveness, mainly due to its versatile ecological and biological features in a climate similar to that in the donor area. FI-ISK assessment revealed the alleged environmental impact of Chinese mitten crab in Serbia to be of much greater impact on aquaculture than previously assumed.
%K Eriocheir sinensis
%K Serbia
%K Danube River
%K invasiveness risk
%K biological contamination rate
%U http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2013/0354-46641301353S.pdf