. . . . "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" . "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." . . . "Cristina Di Muri" . "2026-02-01T14:18:48.000Z"^^ . . . . . "Paper annotation: In native coastal ecosystems, the blue crab acts a..." . . . . . "RSA" . "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAyuQ7Hi/zQ7hDZtMtLWK1JKU83Kgo8NqC+b8sxD5IoiekPctXVA8iM0zD/9pcp1txGXjX/fUj5HRUkOn4RVHP3fFa/3irQYpZFQ5fHRj8MQ7kJ6AEd1oggfajDevZGz63hj6Vigo+BNYBXqhcbWVAfLfbzQPAegce9zH6n9vTqKYMrwrSxPQdhoAcoaKOqY8gRiJgzekeEr+iEqa63X1HwWtYDs7X25a9xWbgaDSsRjzZGVUVOn1vYdSfWAaIw+EB9CiJfKm1zuXcur5PDziMW1pnZG6/NQtrA7AM3gLnoSoU3glkm5UhksGNqu2SV+j8oZLg7v6C5/sg2f6LIJMeFwIDAQAB" . "S5ARWRApSHtvu1izzKQT1QfHMNxJYL8CvmRkiei4YTUlMdyXogAqCisaS0v+lgPgFsZccOdCrsDX27i+CvpGO0DI4wZMGrfMnYbSJIuJP9SkciYZ40DuPlh0aqaTfZp0aVp+BolLptvMmcL/ByBTVKGmz7uanakPj7q9p73pZ4YwkKrjqVc9D8Ns1v5E7TkskxQPPD8werN+MUpsHQqQ22YapAUhXDn9Hu6rglsGwlKsPQjUL0eTp4ogjrMY2b+3dqF1gdIL9/Hs18V77UBBwXL155rB3AoAxq6Td/aQ4RANhDdnECbgC7V9gz5EX2yLDplQmH8PyP0IAyQ2v2WrCg==" . . .