A current concern for many freshwater bodies is the rising number of invasive Rusty Crayfish (Oroconectes rusticus) an aggressive species that can potentially harm the freshwater ecosystem they inhabit. This can be done ...

Crayfish are important to study because they are ecosystem engineers that are often an invasive species and that are pivotal in predator-prey interactions (Townsend 2004, Olden et al. 2005). Calcium levels along with ...

The Escalante River ecosystem, like many across the southwestern United States, is threatened by invasive Russian olives trees (Elaeagnus angustifolia).Russian olives are drought tolerant nitrogen-fixers that form dense ...