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crayfish, freshwater ecology, biogeography
Romania

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Employment (3)

West University of Timişoara: Timișoara, RO

2022-10-03 to present | Professor (Biology)
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Lucian Pârvulescu

West University of Timişoara: Timișoara, RO

2018-10-01 to 2022-10-02 | Associate Proffesor (Biology-Chemistry)
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Lucian Pârvulescu

West University of Timişoara: Timișoara, RO

2006-01-01 to 2018-09-30 | Lecturer (Biology-Chimistry)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Babeș-Bolyai University: Cluj-Napoca, RO

2022-02-22 to present | Habilitation (Integrative Biology Doctoral School)
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Lucian Pârvulescu

Babeș-Bolyai University: Cluj-Napoca, RO

2007-08-01 to 2010-09-30 | PhD (Biology and Geology)
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Lucian Pârvulescu

West University of Timişoara: Timișoara, RO

2005-08-01 to 2007-07-31 | MSc (Biology-Chemistry)
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Lucian Pârvulescu

West University of Timişoara: Timișoara, RO

2001-10-01 to 2005-07-31 | BSc (Biology-Chemistry)
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Professional activities (6)

Crayfish Research Centre: Timisoara, RO

2023-03-16 to present | PhD Supervisor/Lab head (Biology-Chemistry)
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Lucian Pârvulescu

International Association of Astacology: Auburn, US

2008-01-01 to present | member
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Ad Astra Organisation: București, RO

2020-12 | advanced researchers category award for Excellence in Research
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Lucian Pârvulescu

West University of Timişoara: Timișoara, RO

2020-11 | "Mircea Zăgănescu"award for excellence in research
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Lucian Pârvulescu

National Alliance of Student Organisations in Romania: Bucharest, RO

2016-05-11 | Recognition award for Bologna teacher
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Lucian Pârvulescu

West University of Timişoara: Timișoara, RO

2009-09-30 | Excellence Award for best debut
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Funding (2)

Idle Crayfish: from the unknown to the next generation of species conservation assessment

2021-01 to 2024-12 | Grant
Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii (Bucharest, RO)
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Lucian Pârvulescu

Mechanism of alien crayfish invasion in the lower Danube

2015-10 to 2017-09 | Grant
CNCS-UEFISCDI (Bucharest, RO)
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Works (41)

Threats Assessment of the Endemic Idle Crayfish (Austropotamobius bihariensis Pârvulescu, 2019): Lessons From Long‐Term Monitoring

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrei‐Robert Ács; Mihaela C. Ion; Kristian Miok; Antonio V. Laza; Alina Pitic; Marko Robnik‐Šikonja; Lucian Pârvulescu
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Conservation status of the idle crayfish<i> Austropotamobius</i><i> bihariensis</i> Parvulescu, 2019

Global Ecology and Conservation
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Ion, Mihaela C.; Acs, Andrei-Robert; Laza, Antonio Vasile; Lorincz, Istvan; Livadariu, David; Lamoly, Andreea Monika; Goia, Bogdan; Togor, Andrei; Iorgu, Elena Iulia; Stefan, Andrei et al.
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Genomic insights into the conservation status of the Idle Crayfish <i>Austropotamobius bihariensis</i> Parvulescu, 2019: low genetic diversity in the endemic crayfish species of the Apuseni Mountains

BMC Ecology and Evolution
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Bonassin, Lena; Parvulescu, Lucian; Bostjancic, Ljudevit Luka; Francesconi, Caterina; Paetsch, Judith; Rutz, Christelle; Lecompte, Odile; Theissinger, Kathrin
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Living on the edge: Crayfish as drivers to anoxification of their own shelter microenvironment

Plos One
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Neculae, Adrian; Barnett, Zanethia C.; Miok, Kristian; Dalosto, Marcelo M.; Kuklina, Iryna; Kawai, Tadashi; Santos, Sandro; Furse, James M.; Sirbu, Ovidiu I.; Stoeckel, James A. et al.
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World of CrayfishTM: a web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens

PeerJ
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Ion, Mihaela C.; Bloomer, Caitlin C.; Barascu, Tudor I.; Oficialdegu, Francisco J.; Shoobs, Nathaniel F.; Williams, Bronwyn W.; Scheers, Kevin; Clavero, Miguel; Grandjean, Frederic; Collas, Marc et al.
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Advancements, deficiencies, and future necessities of studying Saprolegniales: A semi-quantitative review of 1073 published papers

Fungal Biology Reviews
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Masigol, Hossein; Van West, Pieter; Taheri, Seyedeh Roksana; Fregeneda-Grandes, Juan-Miguel; Parvulescu, Lucian; McLaggan, Debbie; Bliss, Tim Tobias; Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Reza; Pourmoghaddam, Mohammad Javad; Grossart, Hans-Peter
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Headwater refuges: Flow protects Austropotamobius crayfish from Faxonius limosus invasion

NeoBiota
2023-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Alina Satmari; Kristian Miok; Mihaela C. Ion; Claudia Zaharia; Anne Schrimpf; Lucian Pârvulescu
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Force and Boldness: Cumulative Assets of a Successful Crayfish Invader

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Stoia, Dan Ioan; Miok, Kristian; Ion, Mihaela Constanta; Puha, Adela Estera; Sterie, Melania; Veres, Mihajel; Marcu, Ioan; Muntean, Mirela Danina; Aburel, Oana Maria
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Genome analysis of the monoclonal marbled crayfish reveals genetic separation over a short evolutionary timescale

Communications Biology
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Maiakovska, Olena; Andriantsoa, Ranja; Toenges, Sina; Legrand, Carine; Gutekunst, Julian; Hanna, Katharina; Parvulescu, Lucian; Novitsky, Roman; Weiperth, Andras; Sciberras, Arnold et al.
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Mating Strategies of Invasive Versus Indigenous Crayfish: Multiple Paternity as a Driver for Invasion Success?

Freshwater Crayfish
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesconi, Caterina; Pirvu, Malina; Schrimpf, Anne; Schulz, Ralf; Parvulescu, Lucian; Theissinger, Kathrin
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Soil-Related Predictors for Distribution Modelling of Four European Crayfish Species

Water
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Dornik, Andrei; Ion, Mihaela Constanta; Chetan, Marinela Adriana; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Living on the Edge and Beyond of Anoxia: Evolutionary Ecological Insights From Inside Crayfish Burrows

2021-12-09 | Preprint
Contributors: Lucian Pârvulescu; Adrian NECULAE; Zanethia C. BARNETT; Marcelo M. DALOSTO; Iryna KUKLINA; Tadashi KAWAI; Kristian MIOK; Sandro SANTOS; James M. FURSE; Ovidiu I. SÎRBU et al.
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Ecophysiological and life-history adaptations of <i>Gammarus balcanicus</i> (Schaferna, 1922) in a sinking-cave stream from Western Carpathians (Romania)

Zoology
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Pacioglu, Octavian; Ianovici, Nicoleta; Filimon, Marioara N.; Sinitean, Adrian; Iacob, Gabriel; Barabas, Henrietta; Acs, Andrei; Muntean, Hanelore; Plavan, Gabriel; Schulz, Ralf et al.
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Get a grip: unusual disturbances drive crayfish to improvise

Behaviour
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Ion, Mihaela C.; Puha, Adela E.; Suciu, Tudor; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Multifaceted implications of the competition between native and invasive crayfish: a glimmer of hope for the native's long-term survival

Biological Invasions
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Pacioglu, Octavian; Theissinger, Kathrin; Alexa, Andreea; Samoila, Corina; Sirbu, Ovidiu-Ioan; Schrimpf, Anne; Zubrod, Jochen P.; Schulz, Ralf; Pirvu, Malina; Lele, Sandra-Florina et al.
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The future of endangered crayfish in light of protected areas and habitat fragmentation

Scientific Reports
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Iorgu, Elena-Iulia; Zaharia, Claudia; Ion, Mihaela C.; Satmari, Alina; Krapal, Ana-Maria; Popa, Oana-Paula; Miok, Kristian; Petrescu, Iorgu; Popa, Luis-Ovidiu
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The Spatial Distribution of Aphanomyces astaci Genotypes Across Europe: Introducing the First Data from Ukraine

Freshwater Crayfish
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Ungureanu, Elena; Mojzisova, Michaela; Tangerman, Michiel; Ion, Mihaela C.; Parvulescu, Lucian; Petrusek, Adam
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A journey on plate tectonics sheds light on European crayfish phylogeography

Ecology and Evolution
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Perez-Moreno, Jorge L.; Panaiotu, Cristian; Dragut, Lucian; Schrimpf, Anne; Popovici, Ioana-Diana; Zaharia, Claudia; Weiperth, Andras; Gal, Blanka; Schubart, Christoph D. et al.
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CRAYFISH CHELAE USAGE SUGGESTS PREDOMINANTLY AMBIDEXTROUS HABITUDE

Crustaceana
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Lele, Sandra-Florina; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Integrating catchment land cover data to remotely assess freshwater quality: a step forward in heterogeneity analysis of river networks

Aquatic Sciences
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Sandric, Ionut; Satmari, Alina; Zaharia, Claudia; Petrovici, Milca; Cimpean, Mirela; Battes, Karina-Paula; David, Dragomir-Cosmin; Pacioglu, Octavian; Weiperth, Andras; Gal, Blanka et al.
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Introducing a new Austropotamobius crayfish species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae): A Miocene endemism of the Apuseni Mountains, Romania

Zoologischer Anzeiger
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian
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The multifaceted effects induced by floods on the macroinvertebrate communities inhabiting a sinking cave stream

International Journal of Speleology
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Pacioglu, Octavian; Ianovici, Nicoleta; Filimon, Marioara N.; Sinitean, Adrian; Iacob, Gabriel; Barabas, Henrietta; Pahomi, Alexandru; Acs, Andrei; Muntean, Hanelore; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Two is better than one: combining gut content and stable isotope analyses to infer trophic interactions between native and invasive species

Hydrobiologia
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Pacioglu, Octavian; Zubrod, Jochen P.; Schulz, Ralf; Jones, J. Iwan; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Hidden sites in the distribution of the crayfish plague pathogen <i>Aphanomyces astaci</i> in Eastern Europe: Relicts of genetic groups from older outbreaks?

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Panteleit, Joern; Keller, Nina Sophie; Dieguez-Uribeondo, Javier; Makkonen, Jenny; Martin-Torrijos, Laura; Patrulea, Viorica; Pirvu, Malina; Preda, Cristina; Schrimpf, Anne; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Experimental evidence of the successful invader Orconectes limosus outcompeting the native Astacus leptodactylus in acquiring shelter and food

Biologia
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Lele, Sandra-Florina; Parvulescu, Lucian
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First established population of marbled crayfish Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870) f. virginalis (Decapoda, Cambaridae) in Romania

BioInvasions Records
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Togor, Andrei; Lele, Sandra-Florina; Scheu, Sebastian; Sinca, Daniel; Panteleit, Joern
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The chalk hyporheic zone: a true ecotone?

Hydrobiologia
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Pacioglu, Octavian; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Flash-flood potential: a proxy for crayfish habitat stability

Ecohydrology
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Zaharia, Claudia; Groza, Marius-Ioan; Csillik, Ovidiu; Satmari, Alina; Dragut, Lucian
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Plasticity in fecundity highlights the females' importance in the spiny-cheek crayfish invasion mechanism

Zoology
2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Pirvu, Malina; Morosan, Loredana-Giorgiana; Zaharia, Claudia
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Spatial ecology of Hydropsyche incognita (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in the Carpathians

European Journal of Entomology
2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Pirvu, Malina; Zaharia, Claudia; Satmari, Alina; Parvulescu, Lucian
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Distribution and ecological preferences of noble crayfish in the Carpathian Danube basin: biogeographical insights into the species history

Hydrobiologia
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Zaharia, Claudia
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Phylogeography of noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) reveals multiple refugia

Freshwater Biology
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Schrimpf, Anne; Theissinger, Kathrin; Dahlem, Jenifer; Maguire, Ivana; Parvulescu, Lucian; Schulz, Holger K.; Schulz, Ralf
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Zoogeography of epigean freshwater Amphipoda (Crustacea) in Romania: fragmented distributions and wide altitudinal variability

Zootaxa
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Copilas-Ciocianu, Denis; Grabowski, Michal; Parvulescu, Lucian; Petrusek, Adam
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Current limitations of the stone crayfish distribution in Romania: Implications for its conservation status

Limnologica
2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Zaharia, Claudia
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Is the distribution pattern of the stone crayfish in the Carpathians related to karstic refugia from Pleistocene glaciations?

Freshwater Science
2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Zaharia, Claudia; Satmari, Alina; Dragut, Lucian
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Crayfish plague pathogen detected in the Danube Delta - a potential threat to freshwater biodiversity in southeastern Europe

Aquatic Invasions
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Schrimpf, Anne; Parvulescu, Lucian; Copilas-Ciocianu, Denis; Petrusek, Adam; Schulz, Ralf
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Invasive crayfish and crayfish plague on the move: first detection of the plague agent Aphanomyces astaci in the Romanian Danube

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Schrimpf, Anne; Kozubikova, Eva; Resino, Sara Cabanillas; Vralstad, Trude; Petrusek, Adam; Schulz, Ralf
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The assessment of the habitat and water quality requirements of the stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium) and noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) species in the rivers from the Anina Mountains (SW Romania)

Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
2011 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, L.; Pacioglu, O.; Hamchevici, C.
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The first large-scale genetic analysis of the vulnerable noble crayfish Astacus astacus reveals low haplotype diversity in central European populations

Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
2011 | Journal article
Contributors: Schrimpf, A.; Schulz, H. K.; Theissinger, K.; Parvulescu, L.; Schulz, R.
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THE RELATION BETWEEN WATER QUALITY AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF GAMMARUS BALCANICUS SCHAFERNA 1922 (AMPHIPODA: GAMMARIDAE) IN THE ANINA MOUNTAINS

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
2010 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Hamchevici, Carmen
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First record of the spiny-cheek crayfish Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambaridae) in Romania

North-Western Journal of Zoology
2009 | Journal article
Contributors: Parvulescu, Lucian; Palos, Cristian; Molnar, Paul
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Peer review (71 reviews for 35 publications/grants)

Review activity for Animal microbiome. (1)
Review activity for Aquatic ecology. (1)
Review activity for Aquatic ecology. (1)
Review activity for Aquatic Invasions (1)
Review activity for Aquatic sciences : (2)
Review activity for BioInvasions Records. (5)
Review activity for Biologia. (5)
Review activity for Crustaceana. (1)
Review activity for Diseases of aquatic organisms. (1)
Review activity for Diversity. (2)
Review activity for Ecology and evolution. (1)
Review activity for Environmental microbiome. (1)
Review activity for Environmental monitoring and assessment. (1)
Review activity for Environments. (1)
Review activity for Freshwater crayfish. (1)
Review activity for Frontiers in ecology and evolution. (4)
Review activity for Frontiers in environmental science. (3)
Review activity for Global ecology and conservation. (5)
Review activity for Hydrobiologia. (1)
Review activity for Hydrobiologia. (4)
Review activity for Journal for nature conservation. (2)
Review activity for Journal for nature conservation. (2)
Review activity for Journal of Biological Research - Thessaloniki. (1)
Review activity for Journal of crustacean biology : (1)
Review activity for Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems. (6)
Review activity for Letters in applied microbiology (1)
Review activity for Limnologica. (1)
Review activity for Management of Biological Invasions. (1)
Review activity for Marine biotechnology. (1)
Review activity for Marine pollution bulletin. (1)
Review activity for Marine pollution bulletin. (1)
Review activity for NeoBiota. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
Review activity for Remote sensing. (3)
Review activity for Water. (5)