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

• Author(s): Barreiros, João P. ; Luiz Jr., Omar J.
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1601
• Origin: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Subject(s): Hermit Crabs; Maldives; Shell Collection; Pollution; Plastic Debris; Anomura
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

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.