Using Citizen Science to Track Population Trends in the American Horseshoe Crab ('Limulus polyphemus') in Florida

We used citizen science to improve understanding of population trends and behavior in the American horseshoe crab ('Limulus polyphemus') along the entire coast of Florida. First, we used 18 years of public sightings data, beginning in 2002, on horseshoe crab mating to determine which spawn...

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Main Authors: Berlynna Heres, Claire Crowley, Savanna Barry, H. Brockmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2021-07-01
Series:Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
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Online Access:https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/385