Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tanacredi, John T. (Editor), Botton, Mark L. (Editor), Smith, David. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Pharmacy.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Aquatic biology.; Zoology.; Nature Conservation.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89959-6

Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs, edited by Dr. John T. Tanacredi, Dr. Mark L. Botton, and Dr. David R. Smith, 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...

Table of Contents:

• Current Status and Assessment
• Biology, Ecology, and Multi-species Interactions
• Culture and Captive Breeding
• Habitat Requirements, Threats, and Conservation
• Human Uses: Traditional and Biomedical
• Conservation Management
• Public Awareness and Community-based Conservation.