Steep Holm Island, Bristol Channel, UK: evidence of Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 (lesser black-backed gull) feeding on the invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana, 1852

Mortimer, Kate; Rowson, Rhian; Mackie, Andrew S.Y.; Clark, Paul F.; Maslen, Chris; Smith, Adam S.; Harrower, Colin. 2012 Steep Holm Island, Bristol Channel, UK: evidence of Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 (lesser black-backed gull) feeding on the invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana, 1852. BioInvasions Records, 1 (3). 201-208. 10.3391/bir.2012.1.3.05

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Abstract/Summary

The predation of invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) by several nesting pairs of lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 is reported from Steep Holm (51°20.39' N, 3°6.53' W), one of two small islands located in the inner Bristol Channel, United Kingdom. This feeding activity was subsequently observed at a pond in South Wales.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number/DOI:	10.3391/bir.2012.1.3.05
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 onwards > Biodiversity
CEH Sections:	Pywell
ISSN:	2242-1300
Additional Information:	Open Access paper - click on Official URL link for full text
Additional Keywords:	crustacean, signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, seabirds, lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus, predation, gastroliths
NORA Subject Terms:	Zoology Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	13 Sep 2012 09:33
URI:	http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19541

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