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A Global Overview of the Conservation of Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans

Editors: Kawai, Tadashi; Cumberlidge, Neil

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42527-6

ISBN: 978-3-319-42525-2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Oct 27, 2016

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Chapter 1Global Diversity and Conservation of Freshwater Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

Cumberlidge, Neil

Pages: 1 –22

[The global diversity of the almost 1400 species of primary brachyuran freshwater crabs that spend their entire lives in freshwater habitats is outlined, along with that of 220 species of secondary brachyuran freshwater crabs that spend part of their life in fresh water and part in salt water....
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Chapter 2A Remarkable Anomuran: The Taxon Aegla Leach, 1820. Taxonomic Remarks, Distribution, Biology, Diversity and Conservation

Bueno, Sérgio Luiz de Siqueira; Shimizu, Roberto Munehisa; Moraes, Juliana Cristina Bertacini

Pages: 23 –64

[The family AeglidaeAeglidae comprises three genera, one extant (Aegla) and two extinct genera (Protaegla and Haumuriaegla), the latter two genera are known only from fossils from marine sediments (indicating a marine origin for the group). Aegla contains all extant species and constitutes a...
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Chapter 3Global Diversity and Conservation of Freshwater Crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacoidea)

Kawai, Tadashi; Crandall, Keith A.

Pages: 65 –114

[The number of species in the three families of freshwater crayfish worldwide (Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae) are updated by region. These are: Astacidae, western North America (5 species) and Europe (5 species), Cambaridae, eastern North America and Mexico (423 species) and Asia (6...
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Chapter 4A Brief History of Freshwater Crab Research

Türkay, Michael; Kawai, Tadashi; Sonnewald, Moritz; Cumberlidge, Neil

Pages: 115 –126

[The history of the study of the biology of freshwater crabs is described from the first records in ancient Greece up to the present day. Today, hundreds of scientists from all parts of the world are engaged in the study of all aspects of freshwater crab biology from field studies of their...
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Chapter 5Adaptation to Life in Fresh Water by Decapod Crustaceans: Evolutionary Challenges in the Early Life-History Stages

Anger, Klaus

Pages: 127 –168

[The Decapoda evolved in the Palaeozoic as a marine group and have since then shown limited radiation in limnic and terrestrial environments. About 80 % of the extant decapod species still live in the sea. The colonization of non-marine environments required physiological adaptations such as...
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Chapter 6Direct Development and Posthatching Brood Care as Key Features of the Evolution of Freshwater Decapoda and Challenges for Conservation

Vogt, Günter

Pages: 169 –198

[Direct development and posthatching brood care are among the key evolutionary adaptationsEvolutionary adaptation of decapod crustaceans to life in fresh water. Direct development is obligatory in aeglid anomurans, primary freshwater crabs, and freshwater crayfish. It also occurs in some species...
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Chapter 7Freshwater Shrimps (Atyidae, Palaemonidae, Typhlocarididae) in the Broader Mediterranean Region: Distribution, Life Strategies, Threats, Conservation Challenges and Taxonomic Issues

Christodoulou, Magdalini; Anastasiadou, Chryssa; Jugovic, Jure; Tzomos, Theodoros

Pages: 199 –236

[The turbulent and intricate geology of the Mediterranean region has been responsible for connections, redirections, and interruptions of freshwater systems that have been instrumental in the speciation and distribution of many organisms, including freshwater shrimps. There are 50 species and...
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Chapter 8Freshwater Decapod Diversity and Conservation in Mexico

Alvarez, Fernando; Villalobos, José Luis

Pages: 237 –266

[The diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the 172 species of freshwater decapod crustaceans of Mexico is presented. These freshwater crustaceans are classified in eight families: Atyidae, Palaemonidae, Alpheidae, Cambaridae, Parastacidae, Pseudothelphusidae, Trichodactylidae, and...
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Chapter 9Freshwater Decapod Diversity and Conservation in Central America and the Caribbean

Wehrtmann, Ingo S.; Ramírez, Alonso; Pérez-Reyes, Omar

Pages: 267 –301

[This chapter provides an overview of the species diversity and conservation status of the freshwater decapods in Central America and the Caribbean islands that date back to the late 1800s in both areas. The majority of the early studies were on taxonomy but our knowledge of freshwater decapod...
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Chapter 10Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Freshwater Crabs and Shrimps in South America

Magalhães, Célio; Campos, Martha R.; Collins, Pablo A.; Mantelatto, Fernando L.

Pages: 303 –322

[South America has a huge diversity of freshwater decapods that occupy a variety of ecosystems including major rivers, lakes, wetlands, and mountain streams. Although large areas of the continent’s freshwater ecosystem are still pristine and well preserved, many decapod species are increasingly...

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