Introduction of the red king crab into the Barents Sea and its impact on the ecosystem (a review). 2. Competition with native species
2013
Dvoretsky, A.G.
Analysis of consequences caused by the introduction of the red king crab into the Barents Sea is continued in this paper. Different examples of crab competition with native species are discussed. Food competition is possible with a number of commercially important fishes and crustaceans. A reduced abundance of the native lithodid crab Lithodes maja playing the same role in the ecosystem and having similar diet is apparently associated with competition between two crab species
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