One of the best-known species in the Chesapeake is the Atlantic Blue Crab. What makes these waterways such a productive habitat for this organism?
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The National Aquarium provides some information on the Blue Crab.
https://www.aqua.org/Experience/Animal-Index/blue-crab
This Scientific American article explores how habitat changes impact the behavior of the Blue Crab.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-crabs-migrate-north-as-ocean-warms/
The Smithsonian explains how scientists track Blue Crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caC91NtCiI8
