2012
DOI: 10.1163/156854012x624673
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Invasive alien crabs can be used for marine aquariums — turning a threat into profit

Abstract: The present study demonstrates that specimens of the grapsoid crab Percnon gibbesi invading the Mediterranean can replace those being collected in the species home range to supply the European marine aquarium trade. Although P. gibbesi is currently ranked among the "100 worst" invasive alien species in Europe, thousands of specimens of this crab are still collected every year from the western Atlantic and shipped to Europe as "reef janitors" for marine aquariums. This work analysed the acceptance of Mediterran… Show more

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