Immigrant tree crabs
Move from mangrove to salt marsh
…but it’s not the same.
Mangrove tree crabs have responded to climate change by moving northwards into a novel habitat: salt marsh. The crabs used to show site fidelity in their historic habitat but the faecal cues they used for this are now often washed away in the salt marsh which is regularly flooded. Climate change may therefore be indirectly affecting foraging behaviour and predation risk. Cannizzo & Griffen, 2016.
Original research: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.08.025