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Title Biology and conservation of horseshoe crabs / edited by John T. Tanacredi, Mark L. Botton, David Smith
Published New York : Springer, ©2009

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Contents Biology ; Limits on the global distribution of horseshoe crabs (Limulacea) : lessons learned from two lifetimes of observations-Asia and America / Koichi Sekiguchi, Carl N. Shuster Jr. -- Horseshoe crabs : an ancient ancestry revealed / D.M. Rudkin, G.A. Young -- The ecological importance of horseshoe crabs in estuarine and coastal communities : a review and speculative summary / Mark L. Botton -- Relationships between sandpipers and horseshoe crab in Delaware Bay : a synthesis / David S. Mizrahi, Kimberly A. Peters -- Horseshoe crabs, their eco-biological status along the northeast coast of India and the necessity for ecological conservation / J.K. Mishra -- American horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, in Mexico : open possibilities / Jaime Zaldívar-Rae, René Elías Sapíen-Silva, Martha Rosales-Raya, H. Jane Brockmann -- Basic habitat requirements of the extant species of horseshoe crabs (Limulacea) / Carl N. Shuster Jr., Koichi Sekiguchi -- The relationship between small- and large-scale movements of horseshoe crabs in the Great Bay estuary and Limulus behavior in the laboratory / Winsor H. Watson III, Susanne Y. Schaller, Christopher C. Chabot -- Ecology of horseshoe crabs in microtidal lagoons / G.S. Ehlinger, R.A. Tankersley -- Phylogeography, demographic history, and reserves network of horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, in the south and east China seaboards / Ming-Che Yang, Chang-Po-Chen, Hwey-Lian Hsieh, Hui Huang, Chaolun Allen Chen -- Genetic structure of Japanese populations of Tachypleus tridentatus by mtDNA AT-rich region sequence analysis / Shin Nishida, Hiroko Koike -- Reproductive competition and sexual selection in horseshoe crabs / H. Jane Brockmann, Matthew Denman Smith -- Vision in horseshoe crabs / Robert B. Barlow -- Sperm attachment on the egg of Malaysian king crab, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda / P. Hajeb, A. Christianus, Sh. Shakiba Zadeh, C.R. Saad -- Distribution and development of Limulus egg clusters on intertidal beaches in Delaware Bay / Richard G. Weber, David B. Carter -- Comparisons in prosomal width and body weight among early instar stages of Malaysian horseshoe crabs, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda and Tachypleus gigas in the laboratory / Sh. Shakiba Zadeh, A. Christianus, C.R. Saad, P. Hajeb, M.S. Kamarudin -- Emergence behavior of juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus under simulated tidal conditions in the laboratory and at two different sediment temperatures / Christine N. Lee, Brian Morton -- Distribution of juvenile horseshoe crabs in subtidal habitats of Delaware Bay using a suction-dredge sampling device / William H. Burton, Frederick S. Kelley, Elizabeth A. Franks
Conservation ; History of horseshoe crab harvest on Delaware Bay / Gary Kreamer, Stewart Michels -- Biomedical applications of Limulus amebocyte lysate / Thomas J. Novitsky -- The effect of hemolymph extraction volume and handling stress on horseshoe crab mortality / Lenka Hurton, Jim Berkson, Stephen Smith -- Horseshoe crabs in Hong Kong : current population status and human exploitation / Paul K.S. Shin, HiuYan Li, Siu Gin Cheung -- Comparative status and assessment of Limulus polyphemus with emphasis on the New England and Delaware Bay populations / David R. Smith, Michael J. Millard, Ruth H. Carmichael -- An integrative approach to horseshoe crab multiple use and sustainability / Jim Berkson -- Strategies to conserve and enhance sandy barrier habitat for horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) on developed shorelines in Delaware Bay, United States / Nancy L. Jackson, Karl F. Nordstrom -- Conservation program for the Asian horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus in Taiwan : characterizing the microhabitat of nursery grounds and restoring spawning grounds / Hwey- Lian Hsieh, Chang-Po Chen -- The effects of water quality on horseshoe crab embryos and larvae / Mark L. Botton, Tomio Itow -- Heavy metal concentration in horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda and Tachypleus gigas) eggs from Malaysian coastline / P. Hajeb, A. Christianus, A. Ismail, Sh. Shakiba Zadeh, C.R. Saad -- A discussion of horseshoe crab management in five countries : Taiwan, India, China, United States, and Mexico / Jim Berkson, Chang-Po Chen, Jayant Mishra, Paul Shin, Braddock Spear, Jaime Zaldívar-Rae -- Clinical evaluation, common diseases, and veterinary care of the horseshoe crab, Limulus Polyphemus / Michael W. Nolan, Stephen A. Smith -- Aquaculture methods and early growth of juvenile horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) / Martin P. Schreibman, Chester B. Zarnoch -- Larval culture of Tachypleus gigas and its molting behavior under laboratory conditions / J.K. Mishra -- Diet composition of juvenile horseshoe crabs : implications for growth and survival of natural and cultured stocks / Ruth H. Carmichael, Emily Gaines, Zacharia Sheller, Amanda Tong, Amanda Clapp, Ivan Valiela -- Effect of sediment type on growth and survival of juvenile horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus tridentatus) / Shuigen Hong, Xian Zhang, Yingjun Zhao, Yongzhuang Xie, Yunwu Zhang, Huaxi Xu -- The conservation network of horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus in Taiwan / C.-P. Chen, H.-L. Hsieh, A. Chen, H.-Y. Yeh, P.-F. Lin, W. Wang -- The history of horseshoe crab research and conservation in Japan / Keiji Tsuchiya -- Public awareness and community-based conservation for the horseshoe crab at Saikai National Park in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan / Chikako Iwaoka, Toshinao Okayama -- Public participation in studies on horseshoe crab populations / Carl N. Shuster Jr. -- Green eggs and sand : a collaborative effort of scientists, teachers, resource managers, and stakeholders in educating about Limulus Polyphemus / Katy O'Connell, Cindy Etgen, Gary Kreamer, Michael Oates -- Community building : an integrated approach to horseshoe crab conservation / Glenn Gauvry
Summary This volume offers proceedings from a ground-breaking 2007 international symposium at Dowling College on the science and conservation of the horseshoe crab. Horseshoe crabs are well-known as "living fossils" with a geological history covering hundreds of millions of years and an ancestry reaching back 455 million years to the doorstep of the Cambrian. In spite of this longevity, each species now faces common and growing threats. Loss of essential spawning habitat due to erosion and shoreline development, coastal pollution, and overfishing all threaten horseshoe crab populations. Symposium participants from around the world gathered to share knowledge, present research results, and identify conservation challenges facing horseshoe crabs. This shared international knowledge and experience is presented here as a beginning in our collective efforts to conserve the world's horseshoe crab species. Throughout the book, the reader will find results of new studies, and authoritative reviews on the science and conservation of all four of the world's horseshoe crab species
Analysis krabben (schaaldieren)
crabs
zoology
natuurbescherming
nature conservation
ecologie
ecology
zoetwaterecologie
freshwater ecology
mariene ecologie
marine ecology
biodiversiteit
biodiversity
decapoda
Nature Conservation
Natuurbescherming
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Limulus polyphemus -- Congresses
Limulus polyphemus -- Conservation -- Congresses
Conservation of natural resources.
Horseshoe Crabs
Conservation of Natural Resources
Limulus polyphemus -- Conservation.
Limulus polyphemus.
Sciences de la vie.
Biomédecine.
Conservation of natural resources
Limulus polyphemus
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Tanacredi, John T., editor.
Botton, Mark L., editor.
Smith, David R. (David Ross), editor.
ISBN 9780387899596
0387899596
0387899588
9780387899589