Materials and Methods
Materials and Methods This longitudinal study began in June 2016 and studies the changes in population of the Uca minax fiddler crabs on Spermaceti Cove at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Materials for this experiment include Microsoft Excel to organize data and conduct statistical analysis and a blog on Blogger.com. Tide charts were procured from nj.usharbors.com . All data is in a binder for organizational purposes. Electronic versions of the data are in Excel spreadsheets. The data was collected at low tide during full and new moons from June 2016 to October 2017. The crabs are most active during low tide. New and full moons and low tides ensured fiddler crabs were out of their burrows for counting. Fiddler crabs were counted once every two weeks. Counting took place at Spermaceti Cove on Sandy Hook, New Jersey during the Uca minax fiddler crab breeding season, from June to October. After October, counting sessions ended. Spermaceti Cove was divided into northe...