Transcript Chinese Mitten Crab

Chinese Mitten
Crab
Eriocheir, sinensis
By: Alexa
Lubonski
Kingdom : Anamalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Location
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First found in San Fransisco-1992
Then traveled to Asia
Currently in Europe and North America
Have been secretly put into rivers
Effects on people
•Creates less fishing
•Leading to fewer jobs
and money
•Damages lots of fishing
gear/ structures
Effects
on the
Ecosystem
•Eats lots of little fish(including
endangered species,
salmonids)
•The number continues to
grow
Why They’re Successful
• Can move to the water needed
for life
• Fresh water-majority of life
• Salt water-reproduction
• Not many predators
• Enough animals to eat
Food Web
Sturgeon
Striped bass
humans
Small Fish
Bullfrogs
Chinese Mitten Crab
Mollusks
Plant Material
Crustaceans
Sea worm
Issues for the Future
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