ScienceDaily.com: Climate Change Implicated in Decline of Horseshoe Crabs


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A distinct decline in horseshoe crab numbers has occurred that parallels climate change associated with the end of the last Ice Age, according to a study that used genomics to assess historical trends in population sizes.

The new research also indicates that horseshoe crabs numbers may continue to decline in the future because of predicted climate change, said Tim King, a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey and a lead author on the new study published in Molecular Ecology.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 9/7/2010 10:00 AM
Categories: Climate, Sea Life
Tags: horseshoe crab climate change pharmaceutical conservation
 

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