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Sapelo Island NERR

31.4^o North, 81.3^o West

Click here for a summary table of all decapod species.

Figure 1. Crab Density = number of individuals captured per tray (60x70cm). The dominant species at all southeastern sites is Panopeus herbstii, Eurypanopeus depressus, and the invasive Petrolisthes armatus. At this site, Charybdis hellerii, Hemigrapsus pencillatus, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, and Petrolisthes armatus are invasive.

Figure 2. Crab Size = frequency distributions of the invasive crab Petrolisthes armatus, a common species at all Southeastern sites except NIWB. Data are presented for two consecutive sampling dates.