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X-WR-CALNAME:Science and Society: Horseshoe Crabs in the Limelight
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LOCATION:111 Adams Avenue\nLewes DE 19958
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SUMMARY:Science and Society: Horseshoe Crabs in the Limelight
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DESCRIPTION:Horseshoe crabs are one of the iconic species of the Delaware B
 ay\necosystem. They are famous as a 450-million year-old \"living fossil\,
 \"\nfor their importance to the pharmaceutical industry\, and for the\ncru
 cial role horseshoe crab eggs play in providing essential food for\nthe te
 ns of thousands of migratory shorebirds passing through Delaware\nBay each
  spring. In this presentation\, Dr. Mark L. Botton will discuss\nthe life 
 history\, ecology\, and commercial uses of horseshoe crabs\, and\nthe reas
 ons for concerns about the status of their populations\,\nincluding overfi
 shing and habitat loss. He also will cover the work of\nthe IUCN (Internat
 ional Union for the Conservation of Nature)\nHorseshoe Crab Specialist Gro
 up to advocate for the science-based\nconservation of horseshoe crabs in N
 orth America and Southeast Asia.\nDr. Mark L. Botton is Professor of Biolo
 gy (Emeritus) in the\nDepartment of Natural Sciences at Fordham University
  in New York City\,\nand is the Co-Chair of the IUCN Horseshoe Crab Specia
 list Group\, which\nadvocates for the science-based conservation of horses
 hoe crabs and\ntheir essential spawning and nursery habitats. The library'
 s \"Science\nand Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us\" lecture s
 eries is\nco-organized and moderated by Fred Dylla\, Linda Dylla\, and Col
 in\nNorman. NOTE: this meeting is being conducted through Zoom. You MUST\n
 REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the meeting. Venue: Lewes\nPu
 blic Library.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Horseshoe crabs are one of the iconic species 
 of the Delaware Bay ecosystem. They are famous as a 450-million year-old \
 "living fossil\,\" for their importance to the pharmaceutical industry\, a
 nd for the crucial role horseshoe crab eggs play in providing essential fo
 od for the tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds passing through Delaw
 are Bay each spring. In this presentation\, Dr. Mark L. Botton will discus
 s the life history\, ecology\, and commercial uses of horseshoe crabs\, an
 d the reasons for concerns about the status of their populations\, includi
 ng overfishing and habitat loss. He also will cover the work of the IUCN (
 International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Horseshoe Crab Special
 ist Group to advocate for the science-based conservation of horseshoe crab
 s in North America and Southeast Asia. Dr. Mark L. Botton is Professor of 
 Biology (Emeritus) in the Department of Natural Sciences at Fordham Univer
 sity in New York City\, and is the Co-Chair of the IUCN Horseshoe Crab Spe
 cialist Group\, which advocates for the science-based conservation of hors
 eshoe crabs and their essential spawning and nursery habitats. The library
 's \"Science and Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us\" lecture s
 eries is co-organized and moderated by Fred Dylla\, Linda Dylla\, and Coli
 n Norman. NOTE: this meeting is being conducted through Zoom. You MUST REG
 ISTER to receive instructions for joining the meeting. Venue: Lewes Public
  Library.
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