Evaluation of a small beach nourishment project to enhance habitat suitability for horseshoe crabs

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• beach nourishment 100%
• crab 77%
• beach 61%
• habitat 46%
• evaluation 35%
• spawning 21%
• egg 21%
• tidal cycle 10%
• moisture 9%
• embryo 9%
• sediment 8%
• hydraulic conductivity 8%
• gravel 7%
• egg development 7%
• piezometer 5%
• site selection 4%
• desiccation 4%
• pebble 4%
• sand and gravel 4%
• transducer 4%
• wave height 4%
• sorting 4%
• fill 3%
• field study 3%
• grain size 3%
• mortality 3%
• porosity 3%
• well 2%
• rate 2%
• sand 2%
• groundwater 2%
• effect 1%