We report new localities for Callinectes sapidus in the Iberian Peninsula that widen the north-eastern limit of its distribution by more than 206 km along the Iberian Mediterranean coastline. This invasive species has been captured in the estuaries of the Fluvià, Muga and Ter rivers and has become established in the Fluvià River in only nine months since the first individual was detected. These reports show how rapid expansion of C. sapidus can be and that this may be preceded by the presence of isolated individuals
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We gratefully acknowledge the scientific team of the European Life project “Pletera” (LIFE13
NAT/ES/001001) and the Sorelló S.L. company for sharing their field results. This project has been financially
supported by Natura Montfred company and the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park
(PNAE)
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application/pdf
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eng
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Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)
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Reproducció digital del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2019.8.1.12
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BioInvasions Records, 2019, vol. 8, núm. 1, p. 113-118