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The History and Effects of Exotic Species in San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay Project, Water Resources Division
J. Thompson, F. Parchaso, A. Alpine, J. Cloern, B. Cole, O. Mace, J. Edmunds, J. Baylosis, S. Luoma, F. Nichols
What are the exotic species doing now?
The Atlantic Green Crab, first seen in the bay 1989-90, preys on juvenile Dungeness Crab which use the bay as a nursery ground.

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Atlantic Green Crab

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