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Purple Marsh Crab Grazing…during the day…at high tide!

  • Post author:Marc Hensel
  • Post published:May 28, 2015
  • Post category:#marshlife/Herbivory/High Tide/Science/Sesarma
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Well I have never seen this before... This video features the purple marsh crab, Sesarma reticulatum. This crab is a well known marsh herbivore (actually omnivore!) that feeds on aboveground…

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High tide marsh life

  • Post author:Marc Hensel
  • Post published:August 14, 2014
  • Post category:Science
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If you live anywhere near the coast you may have noticed that this most recent full moon has yielded some very high tides.  In fact, Morrissey Boulevard, where UMass Boston…

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