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Comparing Metacarcinus magister settlement preferences among the seagrasses Z. marina and Z. japonica

Creator:

Jaco, Erin M. and Heidmann, Sarah

Abstract:

Metacarcinus magister, the Dungeness crab, is a commercially important species on the Pacific Northwest coast as the most profitable fishery in Oregon and an important ecological player as both predator and prey. Understanding the spatial distribution of Dungeness throughout different life history stages is beneficial both ecologically and economically. Zostera...

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Research Paper
Comparing Metacarcinus magister settlement preferences among the seagrasses Zostera marina and Zostera japonica

Creator:

Heidmann, Sarah and Jaco, Erin

Abstract:

Metacarcinus magister, the Dungeness crab, is a commercially important species on the Pacific Northwest coast as the most profitable fishery in Oregon and an important ecological player as both predator and prey. Understanding the spatial distribution of Dungeness throughout different life history stages is beneficial both ecologically and economically. Zostera...

Resource Type:

Research Paper