We are trying to learn more about any kind of species interactions (competition, predation, disease transmission etc.) between native and non-native (invasive) crayfish in the eastern United States. We are designing some laboratory and field experiments to assess the potential impacts of invasive on natives (focusing on Virginia), so any additional information would help us do a better job with new research program in my lab. Thanks.
I would contact your local Army Corps of Engineers Biologist. The Corps do regular biodiversity assessments of the properties they manage, which includes a lot of streams and marshlands. They will sometimes even do complete watershed assessments. They would likely be able to tell you if they have seen any invasions and resultant changes in species profiles. That could give you an idea of relative competitive fitness. It wouldn't be a published study or experimental results, but could lend itself to some important observations.
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