2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
6/08/2017 | 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW: A NOVEL ROLE FOR NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES IN CRAYFISH CONSERVATION | 305A
OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW: A NOVEL ROLE FOR NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES IN CRAYFISH CONSERVATION
Effective conservation requires robust understanding of the biology and ecological role of a species within its ecosystem. Much of this information falls under the umbrella of natural history. While historically a mainstay of ecological sciences, natural history has fallen out of favor for more technologically driven disciplines; however, recent focus on trait-based ecological techniques and the rise of ecological modeling has led to a resurgence of natural history-focused research. Such studies have shifted our perspective of the complex roles that crayfishes play in freshwater systems. A primary challenge in crayfish conservation is recruitment of young scientists willing to dedicate their professional lives to the study of crayfishes. A broader acknowledgment of the importance of natural history studies could rectify this issue by introducing students and young biologists to the world of astacology. Natural history research often involves copious amounts of field work and observations, both of which can serve as a conduit to discovery for future astacologists. Given the lack of basic biological information for most crayfish species, natural history studies also offer the opportunity for young scientists to make important contributions crayfish conservation.
- C03 Invertebrates
- C12 Conservation Ecology
- S12 Challenges, insights, and opportunities in crayfish conservation and ecology
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Zachary Loughman
(), West Liberty University, zloughman@gmail.com;
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