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As the waters warm in the deep sea around Antarctica, ecosystemcrushing crabs are able to live closer and closer to the continent.

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Continental shelf: the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.
Invasive species: an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native.

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Aronson, Richard B., et al. “Prospects for the Return of ShellCrushing Crabs to Antarctica.” Journal of Biogeography, vol. 42, no. 1, 6 Oct. 2014, pp. 1–7, https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12414

Griffiths, Huw J., et al. “Antarctic Crabs: Invasion or Endurance?” PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 7, 3 July 2013, p. e66981, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone....

Thatje, Sven, et al. “CHALLENGING the COLD: CRABS RECONQUER the ANTARCTIC.” Ecology, vol. 86, no. 3, Mar. 2005, pp. 619–625, https://doi.org/10.1890/040620

“From Deep to Shallow Seas: Antarctic King Crab on the Move.” Ecology, vol. 101, no. 11, 23 July 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3125

Thatje, Sven, and Wolf E. Arntz. “Antarctic Reptant Decapods: More than a Myth?” Polar Biology, vol. 27, no. 4, 1 Mar. 2004, pp. 195–201, https://doi.org/10.1007/s0030000305...