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Public Seminar: Abundance of Narrow-Clawed Crayfish and Its Population
August 22, 2014 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm +04
The AUA Acopian Center for the Environment and the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydrobiology of National Academy of Science of the Republic of Armenia are presenting results of their collaborative work: “Abundance of Narrow-Clawed Crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823) and Its Population Trends in Lake Sevan, Armenia.” The team has also written an article on this topic, accepted for publication in the Journal of Fisheries Sciences.
The results of this collaborative effort show how increase of demand influences the density of crayfishes at the Lake. Decline of the crayfish stock is modeled and the possible reasons discussed. The modeling of existing decline allows prediction of the population’s future.
The authors are of the scientific paper are Aghababyan K., Khanamiryan G., Ghukasyan E., Badalyan N.
About the Speaker
Karen Aghababyan, PhD
Karen Aghababyan is the Chief Scientist and Head of Environmental Lab at AUA Acopian Center for the Environment. He teaches courses in environmental science, sustainable management of natural resources, and wildlife biology. He was a 2007 recipient of the Whitley Award for Nature Conservation. He currently serves as Armenia’s National Coordinator for the European Breeding Bird Atlas 2. He has consulted UNDP, USAID, GIZ, WWF, and Ministry of Nature Protection of RA on nature conservation and monitoring of wildlife. Karen holds a PhD Degree from the Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia.