World of Crayfish™: a web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens

Freshwater crayfish are amongst the largest macroinvertebrates and play a keystone role in the ecosystems they occupy. Understanding the global distribution of these animals is often hindered due to a paucity of distributional data. Additionally, non-native crayfish introductions are becoming more f...

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Published in:	PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 12; p. e18229
Main Authors:	Ion, Mihaela C, Bloomer, Caitlin C, Bărăscu, Tudor I, Oficialdegui, Francisco J, Shoobs, Nathaniel F, Williams, Bronwyn W, Scheers, Kevin, Clavero, Miguel, Grandjean, Frédéric, Collas, Marc, Baudry, Thomas, Loughman, Zachary, Wright, Jeremy J, Ruokonen, Timo J, Chucholl, Christoph, Guareschi, Simone, Koese, Bram, Banyai, Zsombor M, Hodson, James, Hurt, Margo, Kaldre, Katrin, Lipták, Boris, Fetzner, James W, Cancellario, Tommaso, Weiperth, András, Birzaks, Jạnis, Trichkova, Teodora, Todorov, Milcho, Balalaikins, Maksims, Griffin, Bogna, Petko, Olga N, Acevedo-Alonso, Ada, D'Elía, Guillermo, Śliwińska, Karolina, Alekhnovich, Anatoly, Choong, Henry, South, Josie, Whiterod, Nick, Zorić, Katarina, Haase, Peter, Soto, Ismael, Brady, Daniel J, Haubrock, Phillip J, Torres, Pedro J, Şadrin, Denis, Vlach, Pavel, Kaya, Cüneyt, Woo Jung, Sang, Kim, Jin-Young, Vermeersch, Xavier H C, Bonk, Maciej, Guiaşu, Radu, Harlioğlu, Muzaffer M, Devlin, Jane, Kurtul, Irmak, Błońska, Dagmara, Boets, Pieter, Masigol, Hossein, Cabe, Paul R, Jussila, Japo, Vrålstad, Trude, Beresford, David V, Reid, Scott M, Patoka, Jiří, Strand, David A, Tarkan, Ali S, Steen, Frédérique, Abeel, Thomas, Harwood, Matthew, Auer, Samuel, Kelly, Sandor, Giantsis, Ioannis A, Maciaszek, Rafał, Alvanou, Maria V, Aksu, Önder, Hayes, David M, Kawai, Tadashi, Tricarico, Elena, Chakandinakira, Adroit, Barnett, Zanethia C, Kudor, Ştefan G, Beda, Andreea E, Vîlcea, Lucian, Mizeranschi, Alexandru E, Neagul, Marian, Licz, Anton, Cotoarbă, Andra D, Petrusek, Adam, Kouba, Antonín, Taylor, Christopher A, Pârvulescu, Lucian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States PeerJ. Ltd 14-10-2024 PeerJ Inc
Subjects:	Animals Aphanomyces Aphanomyces astaci Astacidae Astacoidea - microbiology Biodiversity Biogeography Bioinformatics Cambaridae Conservation Biology Data Science Databases, Factual Digital map services Ecosystem Endangered species Fresh Water Geospatial data International marketing Internet Internet software Invasive species Open data Pathogenic microorganisms Parastacidae Invasive species Cambaridae Endangered species Aphanomyces astaci Astacidae Species distribution Open data
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Summary:	Freshwater crayfish are amongst the largest macroinvertebrates and play a keystone role in the ecosystems they occupy. Understanding the global distribution of these animals is often hindered due to a paucity of distributional data. Additionally, non-native crayfish introductions are becoming more frequent, which can cause severe environmental and economic impacts. Management decisions related to crayfish and their habitats require accurate, up-to-date distribution data and mapping tools. Such data are currently patchily distributed with limited accessibility and are rarely up-to-date. To address these challenges, we developed a versatile -portal to host distributional data of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens (using , the causative agent of the crayfish plague, as the most prominent example). Populated with expert data and operating in near real-time, ™ is a living, publicly available database providing worldwide distributional data sourced by experts in the field. The database offers open access to the data through specialized standard geospatial services (Web Map Service, Web Feature Service) enabling users to view, embed, and download customizable outputs for various applications. The platform is designed to support technical enhancements in the future, with the potential to eventually incorporate various additional features. This tool serves as a step forward towards a modern era of conservation planning and management of freshwater biodiversity.
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ISSN:	2167-8359 2167-8359
DOI:	10.7717/peerj.18229