Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader ...

As ecosystems around the planet undergo rapid transformations, policymakers and land managers are grappling with a pressing question: When is it time to stop resisting ecological changes and accept a ...

Crabbers in Southeast Alaska could soon be able to harvest red king crabs after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved a ...

They have a few traits that make them, as conservation biologist Joe Roman put it to The New York Times, “a perfect invader”.

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution. Yes, says ecologist Rikke Jeppesen, whose team at ...

Observations of green crab population dynamics over time and space are essential for predicting and managing the ecological ...

And then last, green crabs can also consume small mudflat invertebrates that otherwise would have been available for shorebirds to eat. And the shorebirds use the estuaries as migratory stopovers.

Observations of green crab population dynamics over time and space are essential for predicting and managing the ecological and economic impacts of this species. RICHMOND — Friends of ...