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A Global Overview of the Conservation of Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans

  • Summarizes updated species diversity, conservation biology, and conservation
  • actions of freshwater decapod crustaceans
  • Broadens the understanding of diversity and conservation of tropical forest areas
  • Equips readers with the latest information to advance the global conservation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. A Remarkable Anomuran: The Taxon Aegla Leach, 1820. Taxonomic Remarks, Distribution, Biology, Diversity and Conservation

    • Sérgio Luiz de Siqueira Bueno, Roberto Munehisa Shimizu, Juliana Cristina Bertacini Moraes
    Pages 23-64
  3. A Brief History of Freshwater Crab Research

    • Michael Türkay, Tadashi Kawai, Moritz Sonnewald, Neil Cumberlidge
    Pages 115-126
  4. Freshwater Decapod Diversity and Conservation in Mexico

    • Fernando Alvarez, José Luis Villalobos
    Pages 237-266
  5. Freshwater Decapod Diversity and Conservation in Central America and the Caribbean

    • Ingo S. Wehrtmann, Alonso Ramírez, Omar Pérez-Reyes
    Pages 267-301
  6. Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Freshwater Crabs and Shrimps in South America

    • Célio Magalhães, Martha R. Campos, Pablo A. Collins, Fernando L. Mantelatto
    Pages 303-322
  7. Conservation First: Strategic Planning to Save the Critically Endangered Singapore Freshwater Crab, Johora singaporensis

    • Darren C J Yeo, Sonja Luz, Yixiong Cai, Neil Cumberlidge, Philip J K McGowan, Daniel J J Ng et al.
    Pages 359-372
  8. Biodiversity Assessment of Freshwater Shrimps and Crabs in the Nee Soon Swamp Forest, Singapore

    • Yixiong Cai, Tianjiao Li, Weihao Lim, Caroline Tok, Chia Mun Woo
    Pages 373-418
  9. Concluding Remarks About Freshwater Decapod Conservation

    • Neil Cumberlidge, Tadashi Kawai
    Pages 419-427
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 429-430

About this book

This book introduces updated information on conservation issues, providing an overview of what is needed to advance the global conservation of freshwater decapods such as freshwater crabs, crayfish, and shrimps. 

Biodiversity loss in general is highest in organisms that depend on intact freshwater habitats, because freshwater ecosystems worldwide are suffering intense threats from multiple sources. Our understanding of the number and location of threatened species of decapods, and of the nature of their extinction threats has improved greatly in recent years, and has enabled the development of species conservation strategies. 

This volume focuses on saving threatened species from extinction, and emphasizes the importance of the successful implementation of conservation action plans through cooperation between scientists, conservationists, educators, funding agencies, policy makers, and conservation agencies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Wakkanai Fisheries Research Institute, Wakkanai, Japan

    Tadashi Kawai

  • Department of Biology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, USA

    Neil Cumberlidge

About the editors

Tadashi Kawai

Wakkanai Fisheries Research Institute, Hokkaido, Japan

Neil Cumberlidge

Department of Biology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, USA

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