Answer:
The whelk population would likely increase since there would be more mussels and limpets available due to the decrease in crabs.
Explanation:
In ecology, climax community, or climatic climax community, is a historic term for a biological community of plants, animals, and fungi which, through the process of ecological succession in the development of vegetation in an area over time, have reached a steady state.
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