Temporal and spatial dynamics of the invasive red king crab and native brachyuran and anomuran larvae in Norwegian waters

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AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections AB 29:1-16 (2020) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00720 Temporal and spatial dynamics of the invasive red king crab and native brachyuran and anomuran larvae in Norwegian waters Helena Kling Michelsen*, Einar Magnus Nilssen, Torstein Pedersen, Camilla Svensen Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway *Corresponding author: helena.k.michelsen@gmail.com ABSTRACT: This study investigates the temporal and spatial patterns of larval stages of the invasive red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus (RKC) and co-existing native brachyurans and anomurans in a Norwegian fjord. It is one of few field studies describing the larval stage of native and invasive brachyurans and anomurans in the southern Barents Sea. Larvae were collected at 6 to 18 stations at roughly 1 to 2 mo intervals over a 1.5-yr period. To help explain timing in hatch of RKC larvae, the reproductive state of females was determined. The first larval stage of RKC was found in higher abundances in shallow bays, reflecting the spawning migrations of reproducing females. RKC was the first species among anomurans and brachyurans to release their larvae in Norwegian waters, and due to an extended larval release (January-May) their larvae occurred for the longest period of time in the water column. The native boreo-Arctic Pagurus pubescens and Hyas araneus released their larvae early in the year, starting in March. In contrast, larvae of the native boreal Pagurus bernhardus, Hyas coarctatus and Munida sp. were observed later in spring and summer. The combination of protracted hatching, high fecundity and high adult abundance of RKC are likely strong contributing factors to the species’ successful establishment in the southern Barents Sea and could favour the dispersal of RKC south along the Norwegian coast and potentially north into Arctic shelf areas. KEY WORDS: Paralithodes camtschaticus · Zoea · Pagurus · Hyas · Munida · Barents Sea · Biogeography · Invasive species Full text in pdf format Supplementary material NextCite this article as: Michelsen HK, Nilssen EM, Pedersen T, Svensen C (2020) Temporal and spatial dynamics of the invasive red king crab and native brachyuran and anomuran larvae in Norwegian waters. Aquat Biol 29:1-16. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00720 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AB Vol. 29. Online publication date: January 16, 2020 Print ISSN: 1864-7782; Online ISSN: 1864-7790 Copyright © 2020 Inter-Research.