Green Crab Study: Scientists Learn ‘Eradication’ May Not Achieve Desired Solution
Some invasive species targeted for total eradication bounce back with a vengeance, especially in aquatic systems, finds a study led by the University of California, Davis.
The study, published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, chronicles the effort — and failure — to eradicate invasive European green crabs from a California estuary. The crabs increased 30-fold after about 90 percent had been removed. The study is the first experimental demonstration in a coastal ecosystem of ...
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