Denser seagrass beds hold more baby blue crabs
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
A new study in Chesapeake Bay shows that it's not just the presence of a seagrass bed that matters to young crabs, but also its quality -- with denser beds holding exponentially more crabs per square meter than more open beds where plants are separated by small patches of mud or sand.