Use of plastic debris as shelter by an unidentified species of hermit crab from...

• Autor(es): Barreiros, João P. ; Luiz Jr., Omar J.
• Data: 2009
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1601
• Origem: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Assunto(s): Hermit Crabs; Maldives; Shell Collection; Pollution; Plastic Debris; Anomura
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Copyright © 2009 The Marine Biological Association. An unidentified species of hermit crab from the Maldives was photographed using a plastic box as shelter instead of a natural shell. This could be a result of increased pollution and shell collection disrupting the natural processes in coral reefs.