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<https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e77516> cito:hasQuotedText "In native coastal ecosystems, the blue crab acts as a keystone species by regulating the carbon cycle and prey/predator abundance through both bottom-up and top-down interactions" ; rdfs:comment "Establishes the functional importance of the blue crab in its native range, providing a framework for understanding potential impacts in invaded Mediterranean ecosystems. If it maintains keystone functions in invaded systems, ecosystem-level effects may be substantial." . orcid:0000-0003-4072-0662cito:quotes <https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e77516> . }