Overview
- New insights in decapod biology and conservation
Part of the book series: BestMasters (BEST)
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About this book
Terrestrial hermit crabs are among the most widespread beach-dwelling organisms with key ecological functions but receive only very limited research attention. Sebastian Steibl demonstrates how physical parameters shape their overall distribution, presents a possible mechanism for their speciation and coexistence and shows for the first time how different human activities can have a major impact on their populations. The author points out that terrestrial hermit crabs, due to their conspicuous behavior to utilize shells, are a good model to study mechanisms of competition and coexistence in natural populations. Furthermore, they are suitable indicator organisms to assess human impact, as they respond differently depending on the type of anthropogenic disturbance.
About the Author:
Sebastian Steibl is a PhD student at the Institute of Animal Ecology at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. In his actual PhD research, he builds up on the presented work to investigate the architecture as well as functionality of small insular ecosystems and to analyze how different anthropogenic disturbances impact those ecosystem processes.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Sebastian Steibl is a PhD student at the Institute of Animal Ecology at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. In his actual PhD research, he builds up on the presented work to investigate the architecture as well as functionality of small insular ecosystems and to analyze how different anthropogenic disturbances impact those ecosystem processes.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Terrestrial Hermit Crab Populations in the Maldives
Book Subtitle: Ecology, Distribution and Anthropogenic Impact
Authors: Sebastian Steibl
Series Title: BestMasters
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-29541-7
Publisher: Springer Spektrum Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-29540-0Published: 21 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-29541-7Published: 20 February 2020
Series ISSN: 2625-3577
Series E-ISSN: 2625-3615
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 53
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Community & Population Ecology, Zoology, Earth System Sciences