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Moreover, freshwater crayfish have relevant economic and cultural value [4]. Their management may have important reflections on the preservation of freshwater ecosystems’ trophic network, as well as important food resources for humans [5,6]. In Europe, several anthropogenic factors threaten the ...
These microbial (periphyton) mats act as sponges that retain soil moisture, protecting algae and other plants (particularly their seeds), bacteria, fungi, and aquatic infauna (i.e., midge larvae, amphipods, crayfish, and snails) from drought and grazing/predation [5,44]. Thick and cohesive...