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Craywatch: Validated presence/absence dataset of invasive crayfish species in Flanders, Belgium (2024-2025)

Dataset

Description

This dataset contains validated presence/absence data of invasive crayfish species in Flanders, Belgium. The data were collected through the citizen science project Craywatch and submitted as observations to Waarnemingen.be. Here they are aggregated to indicate the presence/absence of 7 target species per sampling session.

Version

1.0
Date made available23-Jan-2026
PublisherResearch Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Temporal coverage2024 - 2025
Geographical coverageFlanders, Belgium

Thematic List 2020

  • Invasive species

Taxonomic list

  • Crayfish (Astacidea)

Policy

  • invasive alien species regulation (EU)

Geographic list

  • Flanders

Free keywords

  • invasive species
  • citizen science
  • ecology
  • Decapoda

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