The intertidal mudflats of Barr Al Hikman, a nature reserve at the south-east coast of the Sultanate of Oman, are crucial nursery grounds for numerous crab species. In return, these crabs are a vital element of the ecology, as well as the regional economy, a new publication in the scientific journal Hydrobiologia shows. “These important functions of the crabs should be considered when looking at the increasing human pressure on this nature reserve,” first author and NIOZ-researcher Roeland Bom says.
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Source: Phys.org