Horseshoe Crabs And Shorebirds
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Horseshoe Crabs And Shorebirds
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Author : Victoria Crenson
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Release Date : 2013-06-20
Horseshoe Crabs And Shorebirds written by Victoria Crenson and has been published by Marshall Cavendish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents a portrait of the Delaware Bay in the spring when a wide variety of animals, including minnows, mice, turtles, raccoons, and especially migrating shorebirds, come to feed on the billions of eggs laid by horseshoe crabs.
High Tide For Horseshoe Crabs
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Author : Lisa Kahn Schnell
language : en
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Release Date : 2015-04-14
High Tide For Horseshoe Crabs written by Lisa Kahn Schnell and has been published by Charlesbridge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-14 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Dual-layered text introduces the life cycle of the horseshoe crab, with a focus on the annual mass-spawning event at Delaware Bay.
Biology And Conservation Of Horseshoe Crabs
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Author : John T. Tanacredi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-06-04
Biology And Conservation Of Horseshoe Crabs written by John T. Tanacredi and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-04 with Science categories.
Horseshoe crabs, those mysterious ancient mariners, lured me into the sea as a child along the beaches of New Jersey. Drawn to their shiny domed shells and spiked tails, I could not resist picking them up, turning them over and watching the wondrous mechanical movement of their glistening legs, articulating with one another as smoothly as the inner working of a clock. What was it like to be a horseshoe crab, I wondered? What did they eat? Did they always move around together? Why were some so large and others much smaller? How old were they, anyway? What must it feel like to live underwater? What else was out there, down there, in the cool, green depths that gave rise to such intriguing creatures? The only way to find out, I reasoned, would be to go into the ocean and see for myself, and so I did, and more than 60 years later, I still do.
The Narrow Edge
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Author : Deborah Cramer
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
The Narrow Edge written by Deborah Cramer and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Science categories.
Thousands of ravenous tiny shorebirds race along the water's edge of Delaware Bay, feasting on pin-sized horseshoe-crab eggs. Fueled by millions of eggs, the migrating red knots fly on. When they arrive at last in their arctic breeding grounds, they will have completed a near-miraculous 9,000-mile journey that began in Tierra del Fuego. Deborah Cramer followed these knots, whose numbers have declined by 75 percent, on their extraordinary odyssey from one end of the earth to the other—from an isolated beach at the tip of South America all the way to the icy tundra. In her firsthand account, she explores how diminishing a single stopover can compromise the birds' entire journey, and how the loss of horseshoe crabs—ancient animals that come ashore but once a year—threatens not only the survival of red knots but also human well-being: the unparalleled ability of horseshoe-crab blood to detect harmful bacteria in vaccines, medical devices, and intravenous drugs safeguards human health. Cramer offers unique insight into how, on an increasingly fragile and congested shore, the lives of red knots, horseshoe crabs, and humans are intertwined. She eloquently portrays the tenacity of small birds and the courage of many people who, bird by bird and beach by beach, keep red knots flying.
Changing Global Perspectives On Horseshoe Crab Biology Conservation And Management
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Author : Ruth H. Carmichael
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-11-09
Changing Global Perspectives On Horseshoe Crab Biology Conservation And Management written by Ruth H. Carmichael and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-09 with Science categories.
This book reports significant progress of scientific research on horseshoe crabs, including aspects of evolution, genetics, ecology, population dynamics, general biology and physiology, within the recent 10 years. It also highlights the emerging issues related to world-wide conservation threats, status and needs. The contributions in this book represent part of an ongoing global effort to increase data and concept sharing to support basic research and advance conservation for horseshoe crabs.
Extraordinary Horseshoe Crabs
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Author : Julie Dunlap
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Extraordinary Horseshoe Crabs written by Julie Dunlap and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, and conservation of horseshoe crabs.
International Horseshoe Crab Conservation And Research Efforts 2007 2020
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Author : John T. Tanacredi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-07-13
International Horseshoe Crab Conservation And Research Efforts 2007 2020 written by John T. Tanacredi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-13 with Science categories.
The first International Conference on Horseshoe Crab’s Conservation conducted at Dowling College, USA, (2007) and it’s proceedings published by Springer in 2009, prompted the continued research and conservation efforts presented at subsequent conferences and colloquium in Hong Kong, Taiwan, (2011); San Diego, CA, (2014), (CERF); Japan, Sasebo (2015) and an accepted inclusion for a special session on Horseshoe Crabs at the 2017 CERF Conference held in Providence, RI, USA. All these aforementioned conferences contributed manuscripts, posters, workshop “position papers”, and oral presentations the majority of which have not been published in total. In 2015, Carmichael et al. had published by Springer the majority of manuscripts from the 2011 Hong Kong / Taiwan conference. However, workshop results and all subsequent presentations and workshops were not. The Japan conference presented over 40 papers alone. A collection of all workshop summaries, poster presentations and new manuscript submittals (San Diego, CA; Sasebo, Japan; and Providence, RI) as well as products prepared for the IUCN World Congress in Hawaii, (2016), are included potential contributions for review in this compilation now available for global distribution in this Springer Nature publication. The “Proceedings of International Conferences on the Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs”, thus contains over 50 manuscripts and a diversified collection of documents, photos and memorabilia covering all four of the horseshoe crab species globally: their biology, ecology evolution, educational, and societal importance. This book exposes the impacts that humans have imposed on all four of these species, revealing through the coordinated effort of horseshoe crab scientists with the IUCN, of the worldwide need for a clear conservative effort to protect these paleo- survival organisms from a looming extinction event. Biologists, conservationists, educators, and health professionals will all welcome this book not only for exploration of its pharmacological interest, but also for the mystery of their longevity. This book also clarifies the future research needs and the conservation agenda for the species worldwide. Anyone working or studying estuaries on a global scale, will need to obtain this seminal work on horseshoe crabs.
Life Along The Delaware Bay
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Author : Larry Niles
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2012
Life Along The Delaware Bay written by Larry Niles and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Nature categories.
Life Along the Delaware Bay focuses on the area as an ecosystem, the horseshoe crab as a keystone species within that system, and the crucial role that the bay plays in the migratory ecology of shorebirds. Lawrence Niles, Joanna Burger, and Amanda Dey examine current efforts to protect the bay and identify new efforts that must take place to ensure it remains an intact ecological system. Over three hundred stunning color photographs and maps capture the beauty and majesty of this unique treasure, one that must be protected for generations to come.
Crab Wars
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Author : William Sargent
language : en
Publisher: University Press of New England
Release Date : 2014-07-22
Crab Wars written by William Sargent and has been published by University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-22 with Nature categories.
Surviving almost unmolested for 300 million years, the horseshoe crab is now the object of an intense legal and ethical struggle involving marine biologists, environmentalists, US government officials, biotechnologists, and international corporations. The source of this friction is the discovery 25 years ago that the blood of these ancient creatures serves as the basis for the most reliable test for the deadly and ubiquitous gram-negative bacteria. These bacteria are responsible for life-threatening diseases like menengitis, typhoid, E. coli, Legionnaire's Disease and toxic shock syndrome. Because every drug certified by the FDA must be tested using the horseshoe crab derivative known as Limulus lysate, a multimillion dollar industry has emerged involving the license to "bleed" horseshoe crabs and the rights to their breeding grounds. Since his youthful fascination with these ancient creatures, William Sargent has spent much of his life observing, studying, and collecting horseshoe crabs. As a result, he presents a thoroughly accessible insider's guide to the discovery of the lysate test, the exploitation of the crabs at the hands of multinational pharmaceutical conglomerates, local fishing interests, and the legal and governmental wrangling over the creatures' ultimate fate. In the end, the story of the horseshoe crab is a sobering reflection on the unintended consequences of scientific progress and the danger of self-regulated industries controlling a limited natural resource.
Horseshoe Crab
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Author : Anthony D. Fredericks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Horseshoe Crab written by Anthony D. Fredericks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Limulus polyphemus categories.
Traveling from the Delaware Bay to the Florida Panhandle, this examination is a quest through the natural history and science behind one of nature's oldest and oddest survivors--the horseshoe crab. With ten eyes, five pairs of walking legs, a heart half the length of their bodies, and blood that can save a person's life, horseshoe crabs have been on this planet for 445 million years--since long before the dinosaurs arrived. This book explores their unique biology and sex life, explains their importance to medical science and migratory shorebirds, and introduces readers to the people who are working to study and protect them.