The Crayfishes of the Great Smoky Mountains
Thoma R. 2016. The Crayfishes of the Great Smoky Mountains
"PI inventoried crayfish for the ATBI but was unable to get funded for more than one trip. PI reported collecting four species of crayfish: Cambarus (Puncticambarus) sp., Cambarus (Cambarus) sp., Cambarus (Jugicambarus) carolinus and Cambarus (Hiaticambarus) longirostris. Populations of C. carolinus are being impacted by wild boar feeding in spring/seep areas. He related the natural history of one reddish species found in seeps that ""farms"" fungi grown on decomposing leaves, much like leaf-cutter ants. This species also retains some of the young from the previous brood to help care for the current brood. Males travel across land during wet nights at certain times of the year to find new colonies and are commonly eaten by barred owls and other predators."
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- Thoma, Roger
- Date of Issue
- 2016-10-11
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI< All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, barred owls, Cambarus, crawfish, crayfish, Crayfishes, fungi, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Origin:External, SER, Southeast Region, StudyID:GRSM-00359
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae