| Title | Linking ocean conditions to year class strength of the invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Yamada, Sylvia Behrens, and Michael P. Kosro |
| Secondary Title | Biological Invasions |
| Volume | 12 |
| Number | no.6 |
| Pagination | p.1791-1804 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Coos Bay, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, introduced species, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | The authors correlate recruitment strength in the introduced European green crab in the Pacific Northwest with certain prevailing ocean conditions. "Once a non-native species arrives and survives in an area, its long-term persistence depends on its recruitment success. If conditions are not favorable for recruitment it will ultimately disappear. . . . Right now, green crabs are still too rare to exert a measurable effect on the native benthic community and on shellfish culture in Oregon and Washington. However, if their numbers were to increase, we would be able to predict the arrival of strong year classes from ocean conditions and alert managers and shellfish growers of possible increases in predation pressure from this invader. " [from the article abstract] |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10530-009-9589-y |
