The history of crayfish in the Iberian Peninsula
Event
CASUAL SEMINAR IN BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION
November 27th, 2025
Miguel Clavero, Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC | 14h30 | Hybrid Seminar
CASUAL SEMINAR IN BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION
The seminar will describe the historical motivations, actions and decisiones that led to the introduction of different crayfish species to Spain, and facilitated their expansion across the Iberian Peninsula. It will focus mainly in the arrivals of the Italian crayfish (Austropotamobius fulcisianus) in the 1580s and the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in the 1970s.
I did my PhD in 2004 on otter and freshwater fish and I have since worked in different Spanish research institutions and a wide variety of organisms and systems. My research aims at providing useful information for the conservation of biodiversity. Currently, I work in three main, interconnected lines, namely the ecology of river and wetland biodiversity, the description of biological invasions and their impacts, and the study of long-term biodiversity trends through the lens of historical ecology.
[Host: Manuel Lopes Lima, FRESHwater COnservation, Diversity and Evolution - FRESHCODE]