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Invasion Of The Crabs! Are Green Crabs Invading Oregon Estuaries And Causing Harmful Impacts?
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2022
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Description:European green crabs are a non-native species that were first found in Oregon in 1998. In other estuaries where they have invaded, green crabs have caused declines in shellfish (clams, oysters, crabs) and eelgrass meadows (foundational habitat important for many organisms). Scientists have been tracking green crab abundance, and abundance of other crabs, in five Oregon estuaries since 2001. Green crab abundance waxed and waned for the first 15 years, but in the last six years, abundances have increased each year.
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Sea Grant Document Number:ORESU-E-22-005
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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