The impact of invasive predators during the early stages of invasion is often variable in space and time. Such variation is expected to initially favor plasticity in prey defenses but fixed defenses as invaders become established. This dataset contains green crab density (Carcinus maenas) data for multiple sites throughout the Gulf of Maine that were collected in 1973, 2003, 2017-2018 and 2021. These data were used to examine historical changes in the latitudinal distribution of green crabs and ...
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This dataset is part of a broader study conducted in the Gulf of Maine to investigate phenotypic plasticity of prey species in response to predator invasion and warming oceans:
Trussell, G. C., Corbett, J. J. (2025). Green Crab Density for Multiple Sites in the Gulf of Maine for 1973, 2003, 2017-2018 and 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2025-12-10 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/990378 [access date]
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