Life history and population biology of the white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes pallipes, in a brook from the Poitou-Charentes region (France)

Grandjean, Frédéric; Cornuault, B.; Archambault, Sylvain; Bramard, M.; Otrebsky, G.

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“…This good but not optimal water quality estimate suggests that A. pallipes can live in brooks having sub-optimal water quality. GRANDJEAN et al (2000GRANDJEAN et al ( , 2001 have already demonstrated this phenomenon in the same area, BROQUET et al, (2002) The high number of rare taxa (13) on the Thouet site harbouring the white-clawed crayfish shows that this environment is precarious because the score would drop to 11 if these rare taxa disappeared. In 2000 the situation was similar because DELVALLE et al (2002) had estimated an I.B.G.N.…”

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“…It is now well known that, in France, A. pallipes habitats are generally small forest streams with running water and with a high density of shelters such as stones, gravels and roots (ARRIGNON and ROCHE, 1983;GRANDJEAN et al, 1996GRANDJEAN et al, , 2000NEVEU, 2000a, b). The width of the brooks is often less than 2 m and the depth not more than 1 m. Dissolved oxygen concentrations range from 7 to 10 mgL -1 , water temperatures do not exceed 18 ˚C during summer, pH values are around 8 and waters present high conductivity from 200 to 600 µScm -1 (GRANDJEAN et al, 2001).…”

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“…A. pallipes mainly occurs in headwaters and, over the last few decades, the distribution of this species has become restricted and fragmented due to several factors such as crayfish plague and degradation of water quality influenced by human activities (HOLDICH and ROGERS 1997;VIGNEUX, 1997). In France, this species appears to be demanding in terms of water and habitat quality (GRANDJEAN et al, 1996(GRANDJEAN et al, , 2000. Since 1983, A. pallipes has been listed as vulnerable on the red list of threatened animals of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (BAILLIE and GROOMBRIDGE, 1996).…”

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“…Over the last two decades, there have been several French studies to characterize the physico-chemical or biological requirements of A. pallipes (ARRIGNON and ROCHE, 1983;GRANDJEAN et al, 1996GRANDJEAN et al, , 2000GRANDJEAN et al, , 2001NEVEU, 2000a, b;BROQUET et al, 2002).…”

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Management of the White-Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius Pallipes) in Western France: Abiotic and Biotic Factors Study

Trouilhé¹,

Ricard²,

Parinet

et al. 2003

Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic.

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In France, the distribution of the white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858), is restricted, fragmented and mainly located in headwaters. To preserve this indigenous species, it is necessary to characterize its ecological requirements (water and habitat quality). With this aim in view, a two-year study is being conducted in the Deux-Sèvres department (Western France) since November 2002. Nine brooks from four different catchments are monitored regularly; eight of the nine brooks harbour whiteclawed crayfish populations. Two sampling sites are surveyed per brook, the first being where the crayfish population is located and the second 2 to 3 km downstream. Physicochemical parameters (18) are measured twice monthly and biotic factors are estimated twice yearly. In this study, the I.B.G.N. (Indice Biologique Global Normalisé) protocol based on the determination of macroinvertebrates was used as a biotic index of biological water quality. Results of this preliminary study on two brooks (Thouet and Verdonnière) show that physico-chemical and biological data considered separately do not provide reliable information about A. pallipes ecological requirements. However, the use of multivariate analyses (Principal Component Analysis) to combine abiotic and biotic factors highlights a good correlation between these parameters. Organic matter appears to be a better discriminating factor than mineral matter affecting presence or absence of the whiteclawed crayfish. Key-words:Austropotamobius pallipes, water quality, biotic index, macroinvertebrates, Principal Component Analysis (PCA). GESTION DE L'ÉCREVISSE À PATTES BLANCHES (AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES) DANS L'OUEST DE LA FRANCE : ÉTUDE DES FACTEURS BIOTIQUES ET ABIOTIQUES RésuméEn France, la distribution de l'écrevisse à pattes blanches, Austropotamobius pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858), est réduite, fragmentée et principalement située en tête de bassin. Afin de préserver cette espèce indigène, il est nécessaire de caractériser ses exigences écologiques (qualité de l'eau et de l'habitat). Dans ce but, une étude de deux ans est menée dans le département des Deux-Sèvres (Ouest de la France) depuis novembre 2002. Neuf ruisseaux sur quatre bassins hydrographiques différents sont régulièrement visités. Deux sites de prélèvements par ruisseau sont prospectés, le premier site est localisé au niveau de la population d'écrevisses et le second 2 à 3 km en aval. Les paramètres physico-chimiques (18) sont mesurés deux fois par mois et des facteurs biotiques sont estimés bi-annuellement. Dans cette étude, le protocole de l'I.B.G.N. (Indice Biologique Global Normalisé) basé sur la détermination de macroinvertébrés a été utilisé comme facteur biotique pour estimer la qualité biologique de l'eau. Les résultats de cette étude préliminaire sur deux ruisseaux (Thouet et Verdonnière) montrent que les données physico-chimiques et biologiques prises séparément ne fournissent pas d'informations fiables quant aux exigences écologiques d'A. pallipes. Cependant, l'utilis...

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Management of the White-Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius Pallipes) in Western France: Abiotic and Biotic Factors Study

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Ricard²,

Parinet

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Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic.

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“…Recently, a number of studies have evaluated the suitability of macroinvertebrates to characterize the water quality and habitat of A. pallipes brooks by the use of specific French biotic index called IBGN (see materials & methods) (GRANDJEAN et al, 1996(GRANDJEAN et al, , 2000(GRANDJEAN et al, , 2001BROQUET et al, 2002). They reported that crayfish, formely considered as bio-indicator, can live in brooks having sub-optimal water quality.…”

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Biological Water Quality Assessment of the Whiteclawed Crayfish Habitat Based on Macroinvertebrate Communities: Usefulness for Its Conservation

Grandjean¹,

Momon²,

Bramard³

2003

Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic.

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A survey of the macroinvertebrates of three brooks harbouring the white-clawed crayfish was conducted in Haute-Vienne department (France). Its aim was to increase our understanding of these ecosystems to help the conservation of A. pallipes. These brooks run through pastoral areas with well-developed riparian vegetation, which offers an important shade. Water temperature, dissolved oxygen concentration, pH, and conductivity fell within the ranges found for this species. A total of 34, 31, 29 taxa and 1 502, 1 364, 2 707 individuals of macrobenthos were collected in Holme, Besque and Bellecombe streams, respectively. Results showed good to very good water quality with IBGN scores ranging from 15 (Bellecombe) to 17 (Holme and Besque), reflecting a limited impact of the anthropogenic disturbances. Taxa diversity were high for Holme and Besque with Shannon index around 3.2, translating a great heterogeneity of habitat and an equilibrated faunal community. Bellecombe showed a limited diversity with Shannon index of 1.42, resulting from the presence of numberous Chironomidae. This brook suffers probably weak organic pollution which could be related to the low water flow observed during the sampling. The similarity test according to Jaccard index showed high percentage of common taxa among ETP (Ephemeroptera-Trichoptera-Plecoptera) between all sites. The high similarity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities could be an useful criteria to identify brooks for restocking purpose.Keywords: Austropotamobius pallipes, macroinvertebrates, biotic indices, rivers, water quality. ÉTUDE DE LA QUALITÉ BIOLOGIQUE DE L'EAU DE L'HABITAT DE L'ÉCREVISSE À PATTES BLANCHES, BASÉE SUR LES COMMUNAUTÉS DE MACROINVERTÉBRÉS :UTILITÉ POUR SA CONSERVATION RÉSUMÉUne étude des macroinvertébrés de trois cours d'eau hébergeant des populations d'écrevisse à pattes blanches a été menée dans le département de la Haute-Loire (France). Son but est d'améliorer notre compréhension de ces écosystèmes pour aider à Article available at

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Physical and chemical water requirements of the white‐clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in western France

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Grandjean

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ABSTRACT1. In France, the distribution of the native white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is restricted, fragmented and mainly located in headwater streams. To conserve this indigenous species, it is necessary to characterize its habitat preferences.2. Seven brooks in the Deux-Se`vres De´partement (western France) containing wild populations of A. pallipes were studied to determine its ranges of tolerance to 19 physical and chemical water parameters. On two brooks, the Se`vre Nantaise and the Verdonnie`re, sites with and without A. pallipes were compared. Each site was sampled twice monthly from November 2002 to November 2004.3. It was found that the white-clawed crayfish was able to tolerate wide ranges of values of some of the measured parameters. The Magot site harboured the largest A. pallipes population (17.5 crayfish m À2 ) and had dissolved oxygen concentrations as low as 4.93 mg L À1 , while water temperature rose above 208C for several consecutive days during summer and nitrate concentrations were always found to be above 30 mg L À1. These unusual findings could call into question the status of A. pallipes as a bioindicator of good water quality.4. Principal component analyses (PCA) suggested that an increase of organic matter was a discriminant factor for the presence or absence of A. pallipes. In addition, sites with and without crayfish on the Se`vre Nantaise brook showed showed significant differences (p50:05) in total organic carbon (TOC), and those on the Verdonnie`re brook in turbidity and total suspended solids (TSS).

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Life history and population biology of the white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes pallipes, in a brook from the Poitou-Charentes region (France)

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Management of the White-Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius Pallipes) in Western France: Abiotic and Biotic Factors Study

Management of the White-Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius Pallipes) in Western France: Abiotic and Biotic Factors Study

Biological Water Quality Assessment of the Whiteclawed Crayfish Habitat Based on Macroinvertebrate Communities: Usefulness for Its Conservation

Physical and chemical water requirements of the white‐clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in western France

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