Linking eelgrass decline and impacts on associated fish communities to European green crab Carcinus...
Linking eelgrass decline and impacts on associated fish communities to European green crab Carcinus maenas invasion
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Inter-Research
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Following their first detection in Newfoundland in 2007, populations of invasive European green crabs Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) have increased and spread throughout eelgrass Zostera marina meadows. Green crabs can reduce eelgrass biomass by damaging rhizomes and plant shoots when burrowing for shelter and digging for prey. Empirically demons...
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Linking eelgrass decline and impacts on associated fish communities to European green crab Carcinus maenas invasion
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1811893465
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1811893465
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0171-8630
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1616-1599
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10.3354/meps11674
