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A call for further research on the interaction between the invasive crab Percnon gibbesi and the endemic Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. Anton A. was supported by Ramon y Cajal grant number RYC2021-033047-I funded by MCIN/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union ‘NextGenerationEU/PRTR,’ by the Universitat de les Illes Balears, and by the ‘Pla Anual d’Impuls del Turisme Sostenible per al període 2023’ of the Balearic Government. Puentes D. was supported by predoctoral FPI fellowship number 2023–24-2B_205 funded by MCIN/AEI. This research was carried out within the framework of the “Maria de Maeztu Excellence Unit” accreditation of IMEDEA, Grant CEX2021-001198 funded by MCIN/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033. This study was supported by grant number PID 0142252NA-I00 from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN) awarded to Anton A.

Source: Biological Invasions

DOI: 10.1007/s10530-026-03774-x

Authors: Andrea Anton, Daniel Puentes

Institutions: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies

Language: English

Topic: Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,690