On the Resources page, you will find links to various websites that provide information on the blue crab, as well as articles about the population decline and its effects in Georgia.

While you are reading through the websites, take notes on the handout provided.  Thorough notes will be helpful when completing the assignment, which requires you to synthesize the information from the websites in answering a "What happens next?" question.

In reading the online text and in formulating your assignment response, be sure to keep the following terms in mind and to use them correctly in your reponse:
ecology, abiotic, biotic, population, community, ecosystem, habitat, niche, food chain, ecosystem, food web, density-independent, density-dependent

To continue, please click on Resources.

Cool fact: The blue crab's scientific name is Callinectes sapidus.  Callinectes means "beautiful swimmers," while sapidus means "savory."