King Crabs Pose Threat to Antarctic Ecosystems (IMAGE)

Florida Institute of Technology

King Crabs Pose Threat to Antarctic Ecosystems

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If climate change allows shell-crushing predators such as king crabs to return to the Antarctic continental shelf, the crabs will likely disrupt the endemic marine fauna.

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Photo courtesy of Richard B. Aronson and James B. McClintock

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