Far‐reaching blues: Long‐distance migration of the invasive Atlantic blue crab
Sergio Bedmar,
Francisco J. Oficialdegui,
Miguel Clavero
Abstract:Upstream migration of the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus is well described in its native range, but it is little known in invaded areas.
Here, we report several long‐distance migration events of the blue crab in the Iberian Peninsula and use a global database to calculate the probability of occurrence of the species in relation to distance to sea. We then exemplify the potential of blue crab impacts on freshwaters by overlapping its probability of occurrence with that of the critically endangered Europ… Show more
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