@article {5350,
	title = {Freshwater acidification: an example of an endangered crayfish species sensitive to pH},
	journal = {Hydrobiologia},
	volume = {813},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {41-50},
	abstract = {<p>Carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere\&nbsp;and dissolved in water leads to acidification. Relatively\&nbsp;few studies have focused on fresh waters, where\&nbsp;biocalcifying species are more readily impacted by\&nbsp;changes in pH. Sensitivity to pH of an endangered\&nbsp;calcium-demanding organism, the crayfish <em>Austropotamobius\&nbsp;pallipes</em>, was investigated in the Pinail\&nbsp;nature reserve, a natural system with 3000 permanent\&nbsp;ponds, some inhabited by the crayfish and others not,\&nbsp;originally due to human introduction. From the 14\&nbsp;chemical parameters measured in this study, the main\&nbsp;limiting factor preventing crayfish establishment\&nbsp;appears to be water acidity (pH\ 6.8), which affects\&nbsp;calcification, molting, growth and reproduction. We\&nbsp;predict that 20\% of the Pinail populations will\&nbsp;disappear by 2060 due to freshwater acidification\&nbsp;with the present level of fossil fuel consumption.</p>
},
	issn = {Print ISSN 0018-8158  Online ISSN 1573-5117},
	author = {David Beaune and Yann Sellier and Gilles Luquet and Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric Grandjean}
}
