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Healthy blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) populations are essential to maintain the ecological integrity of North Carolina's coastal ecosystems, as well as the long-term socio-economic prosperity of coastal communities. In support of fisheries managers, and in cooperation with local crabmen, my lab conducts research into blue crab ecology, aquaculture potential, and fisheries impacts. Some of our major projects have investigated the role of wind-driven versus tidal currents on blue crab dispersal (Nathalie Reyns), the relative importance of primary versus secondary dispersal among different estuarine benthic habitats (Lisa Etherington), and the impacts of hypoxia and anoxia on blue crab dispersal, mortality, and feeding rates (Geoff Bell). More information about North Carolina's blue crab populations is available at: our Bluecrabs Educational Module.
Selected Publications with PDFs
- Eggleston DB, Bell GW, Amavisca AD (2005) Interactive effects of episodic hypoxia and cannibalism on juvenile blue crab mortality. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 325: 18-26 **PDF**
- Reyns NB, Eggleston DB (2004) Environmentally-controlled, density-dependent secondary dispersal in a local estuarine crab population. Oecologia 140: 280-288 **PDF**
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