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  <dc:contributor>Robert Mollenhauer</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Shannon K. Brewer</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>J.B. Mouser</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2019</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;h3 id="ddi12840-sec-0001-title" class="article-section__sub-title section1"&gt;Aim&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crayfish are globally diverse and one of the most important taxa in North American streams. Despite their importance, many species are of conservation concern and efforts to improve conditions are limited. Here, we address two major impediments to improving conditions: (a) our lack of knowledge of the interplay among natural landscape and human-induced changes; and (b) a very limited understanding of how species interactions affect overall crayfish distributions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 id="ddi12840-sec-0002-title" class="article-section__sub-title section1"&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ozark Highlands ecoregion, USA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 id="ddi12840-sec-0003-title" class="article-section__sub-title section1"&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;We used both existing data and field-collected data to examine the relationships between 12&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Faxonius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;species and physicochemical variables at multiple spatial scales. Data were analysed using a generalized linear mixed model. After fitting our environmental variables, we also considered possible relationships between species considered strong competitors and species occurrence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 id="ddi12840-sec-0004-title" class="article-section__sub-title section1"&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our results indicated that elevation, lithology, an interaction between drainage area and anthropogenic disturbance, and the presence of strong competitors were associated with&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Faxonius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;occurrences.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Faxonius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;occurrences were associated with assemblage-structuring variables: lithology and elevation. More interestingly, we found several patterns of interactions between drainage area and disturbance. The most common pattern among several species was a decline in occurrence in larger drainages when disturbance was high; however, longpincered crayfish (&lt;i&gt;Faxonius longidigitus&lt;/i&gt;) was more likely to occupy large drainages as disturbance increased. Additionally, the presence of species considered strong competitors resulted in lower occurrence probability for many species, including two of the species classified as competitors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 id="ddi12840-sec-0005-title" class="article-section__sub-title section1"&gt;Main conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition to identifying the relationships between native species and assemblage-structuring variables, we show how the probability of species occurrences relate to interactions between disturbance and natural landscape features. Further, our results suggest competitor presence also plays a role in structuring distributions at the stream segment scale. Our findings emphasize the value of considering both competitor presence and interactions among landscape variables and disturbances in structuring crayfish assemblages.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1111/ddi.12840</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Wiley</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Relationships between landscape constraints and a crayfish assemblage with consideration of competitor presence</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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