Top-down and bottom-up controls on southern New England salt marsh crab populations

Top-down and bottom-up controls on southern New England salt marsh crab populations

Southern New England salt marsh vegetation and habitats are changing rapidly in response to sea-level rise. At the same time, fiddler crab (Uca spp.) distributions have expanded and purple marsh crab (Sesarma reticulatum) grazing on creekbank vegetation has increased. Sea-level rise and reduced pred...

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Main Authors: Kenneth B. Raposa, Richard A. McKinney, Cathleen Wigand, Jeffrey W. Hollister, Cassie Lovall, Katelyn Szura, John A. Gurak, Jr., Jason McNamee, Christopher Raithel, Elizabeth B. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-05-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
New England
Community assessment
Sea-level rise
Predation
Crabs
Salt marsh
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4876.pdf

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