Among demons and killers: current and future potential distribution of two hyper successful invasive gammarids
Journal: Biological Invasions
Year: 2023

Abstract Biological invasions represent one of the main contemporary pressures facing freshwater ecosystems, and a better understanding of invasive species potential distributions is essential to prepare for future stressors. Crustacean invaders contribute significantly to global invasions with the Ponto-Caspian region being one of the primary donor areas for the Palearctic. The amphipods Dikerogammarus villosus and Dikerogammarus haemobaphes , popularly known as “killer” and “demon” shrimps, ar