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Limulus in the Limelight

A Species 350 Million Years in the Making and in Peril?

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. John T. Tanacredi

    1. National Park Service, Brooklyn

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction: Limulus in the Limelight

    • Sylvia A. Earle
    Pages 1-3

  3. Local Species with Global Implications

    1. Horseshoe Crabs Imperiled?

      • John T. Tanacredi
      Pages 7-16

  5. Behavior and Diversity Studies

    1. Tracks and Trails

      • Carl N. Shuster Jr.
      Pages 65-78

    2. Biomedical Products from the Horseshoe Crab: Lessons for Sound Resource Mangement and Conservation

      • Thomas J. Novitsky
      Pages 79-84

    3. Issues and Approaches in Regulation of the Horseshoe Crab Fishery

      • Josh Eagle
      Pages 85-92

    4. The Life History of Horseshoe Crabs

      • Robert E. Loveland
      Pages 93-101

    5. Horseshoe Crab Mangement and Resource Monitoring in New Jersey 1993–1998

      • Peter J. Himchak, Sherry L. Hartley
      Pages 103-115

  7. A Final Word

    1. Preserving a Living Fossil

      • Niles Eldredge
      Pages 157-160

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 163-175
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About this book

Limulus in the Limelight: A Species 350 Million Years in the Making and in Peril? contains 14 chapters covering the horseshoe crab's biology, ecology and evolutionary development. The book is a result of three mini-conferences held between 1996 and 2000 celebrating the populations in NY harbor. This book exposes the impacts of over fishing on this species; clarifies the future research agenda for the species worldwide and emphasizes the need for conservation of this fascinating creature's estuaries/ocean habitats.
Biologists, ecologists, science educators, and conservationists will welcome this book because it is aimed at the preservation of Limulus, not only for its pharmacological interest but for the mystery related to its longevity. Limulus is a unique animal which has provided numerous uses for man over the years, from fertilizer to bait to medical research. However, if this species is not protected soon, it will be lost for the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Park Service, Brooklyn

    John T. Tanacredi

About the editor

Dr John T. Tanacredi is Chief, Division of Natural Resources for the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area. He is a Research Associate in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History and at the Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation. He holds Adjunct Full Professor of Environmental Sciences at Hofstra University and Polytechnic University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Limulus in the Limelight

  • Book Subtitle: A Species 350 Million Years in the Making and in Peril?

  • Editors: John T. Tanacredi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b113869

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46681-6Published: 31 October 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-7514-3Published: 23 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47590-0Published: 08 May 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 175

  • Topics: Zoology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecology, Nature Conservation

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