| predicting the distribution and ecological niche of unexploited snow crab (chionoecetes opilio) populations in alaskan waters: a first open-access ensemble model. | populations of the snow crab (chionoecetes opilio) are widely distributed on high-latitude continental shelves of the north pacific and north atlantic, and represent a valuable resource in both the united states and canada. in us waters, snow crabs are found throughout the arctic and sub-arctic seas surrounding alaska, north of the aleutian islands, yet commercial harvest currently focuses on the more southerly population in the bering sea. population dynamics are well-monitored in exploited are ... | 2011 | 21873643 |