Assessment of sampling methods to estimate horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus L.) egg density in Delaware Bay
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2003
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Each spring horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus L.) emerge from Delaware Bay to spawn and deposit their eggs on the foreshore of sandy beaches (Shuster and Botton, 1985; Smith et al., 2002a). From mid-May to early June, migratory shorebirds stopover in Delaware Bay and forage heavily on horseshoe crab eggs that have been transported up onto the beach (Botton et al., 1994; Burger et al., 1997; Tsipoura and Burger, 1999). Thus, estimating the quantity of horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay beaches can be useful for monitoring spawning activity and assessing the amount of forage available to migratory shorebirds. |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/15159/1/19pooler.pdf Pooler, Penelope S. and Smith, David R. and Loveland, Robert E. and Botton, Mark L. and Michels, Stewart F. (2003) Assessment of sampling methods to estimate horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus L.) egg density in Delaware Bay. Fishery Bulletin, 101(3), pp. 698-703. |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/15159/ http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1013/19pooler.pdf |
Palavras-Chave | #Fisheries #Management |
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Article PeerReviewed |