Conquering Hero (IMAGE)

Brown University

Conquering Hero

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Just the sight of Carcinus maenas, the invasive green crab, sends marsh grass-eating Sesarma reticulatum crabs running for their lives. The marshes and their grasses slowly recover.

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Catherine Matassa/Northeastern University

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