Conservation status of the American horseshoe crab, (Limulus polyphemus): a regional assessment

Horseshoe crabs have persisted for more than 200 million years, and fossil forms date to 450 million years ago. The American horseshoe crab ( Limulus polyphemus ), one of four extant horseshoe crab species, is found along the Atlantic coastline of North America ranging from Alabama to Maine, USA wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Reviews in fish biology and fisheries 2017-03, Vol.27 (1), p.135-175
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, David R., Brockmann, H. Jane, Beekey, Mark A., King, Timothy L., Millard, Michael J., Zaldívar-Rae, Jaime
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Analysis Arthropods Biomedical and Life Sciences Coasts Conservation Conservation status Crustaceans Decapoda Endangered & extinct species Environmental conditions Environmental protection Fish Fisheries Fisheries management Freshwater & Marine Ecology Genetic structure Habitat loss Habitats Life history Life Sciences Limulus polyphemus Population Population stability Regions Reviews Studies Sustainable harvest Threatened species Trends Wildlife conservation Zoology
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