{"id":3189,"date":"2014-10-07T23:57:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T04:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=3189"},"modified":"2014-10-07T23:57:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T04:57:27","slug":"invasion-of-the-shell-crushing-crabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/invasion-of-the-shell-crushing-crabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasion of the shell-crushing crabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3190\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Crab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3190\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Crab.jpg\" alt=\"The rocky crab (Halicarcinus planatus) is generally found in South America or New Zealand, but researchers recently collected a specimen (inset) at Deception Island, Antarctica. They warn that rising ocean temperatures could allow more crabs to invade the southern continent, changing the ecological balance. (Photo credit: Sven Thatje)\" width=\"350\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Crab.jpg 350w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Crab-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rocky crab (Halicarcinus planatus) is generally found in South America or New Zealand, but researchers recently collected a specimen (inset) at Deception Island, Antarctica. They warn that rising ocean temperatures could allow more crabs to invade the southern continent, changing the ecological balance. (Photo credit: Sven Thatje)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As Antarctic waters begin to warm, they could become home to species of shell-crushing crabs that could devastate local organisms.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers found an adult female rocky crab &#8211; <em>Halicarcinus planatus<\/em>, normally found further north in New Zealand or South America &#8211; off the coast of Deception Island, a volcanic outcrop near the West Antarctic Peninsula. T<\/p>\n<p>he authors suggest that it, along with colonies of king crabs off the Antarctic coast itself, indicate that such a transition may already be underway. They call for monitoring programs to track changes in biodiversity in the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jbi.12414\/full\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in the\u00a0<em>Journal of Biogeography\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<strong>October 6, 2014<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0authors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Richard B. Aronson, Florida Institute of Technology, U.S.A.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Antarctic waters begin to warm, they could become home to species of shell-crushing crabs that could devastate local organisms. Researchers found an adult female rocky crab &#8211; Halicarcinus planatus, normally found further north in New Zealand or South America &#8211; off the coast of Deception Island, a volcanic outcrop near the West Antarctic Peninsula. 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