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Thematic : Marine Resources
Language : English
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The Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia); Florida applesnail, Pomacea paludosa (Gastropoda);
and Australian redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus (Crustacea) have recently become established or
possibly established in Puerto Rico. The giant floater, Anodonta grandis (Bivalvia); giant freshwater prawn,
Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Crustacea); and red swamp crawfish, Procambarus clarkii (Crustacea), have been
introduced but not released. This paper presents the history of these introductions, their potential ecological
consequences, and the loopholes that allowed each one to happen. Among the latter were: the danger
inherent in C. fluminea was apparently not advertised, very similar snails (P. paludosa and South American
applesnails, Pomacea cumingii) were not distinguished, existing enforcement systems were not designed to
prevent package-delivery shipments and mass shipments of C. quadricarinatus to individuals, and P. clarkii
and A. grandis were introduced by the aquarium industry and transferred to aquaculture.
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Keywords : Podocarpus neriifolius
Encoded by : Pauline Carmel Joy Eje