Limpets (Patellogastropoda) are a familiar and worldwide group of marine gastropods found from rocky seashores to abyssal depths. Limpets have been the subject of scientific interest due to their evolutionary position as basal gastropods, adaptations to survive stressful conditions, and because they are a dominant group that influences biological communities on rocky substrata.
Limpets have been exploited as a fishery resource during the last 10,000 years. Today, they support several fisheries, being used as ornaments, food, or fishing bait. This exploitation has led to overfishing, the consequence of which is the endangerment of several limpet populations. In this sense, the study of the influence of limpet exploitation, population status, and the development of mitigation and protective measures have been major research goals.
Recently, limpets have been the subject of increasing interest as a new aquaculture group of low trophic requirements. Aquaculture development might help to reduce anthropogenic impacts on limpet populations and introduce measures for potential repopulation strategies, research that is in parallel with the study of different aspects of the early life history of this animal group.
This Research Topic aims to provide an integrated view of true limpet species biology and ecology, including distribution, ecological adaptations, life cycle and development, anthropogenic impacts and aquaculture advances.
The Research Topic encourages the submission of original research papers, reviews, short notes, methods, including, but not exclusively, the following topics:
• Systematics, biodiversity and biogeography;
• Anatomy and physiology;
• The role of limpets in coastal rocky ecosystems;
• Fisheries and stock management;
• New advances in methodologies and techniques for breeding, and larval and juvenile culture;
• Methodologies for stock enhancement.
Limpets (Patellogastropoda) are a familiar and worldwide group of marine gastropods found from rocky seashores to abyssal depths. Limpets have been the subject of scientific interest due to their evolutionary position as basal gastropods, adaptations to survive stressful conditions, and because they are a dominant group that influences biological communities on rocky substrata.
Limpets have been exploited as a fishery resource during the last 10,000 years. Today, they support several fisheries, being used as ornaments, food, or fishing bait. This exploitation has led to overfishing, the consequence of which is the endangerment of several limpet populations. In this sense, the study of the influence of limpet exploitation, population status, and the development of mitigation and protective measures have been major research goals.
Recently, limpets have been the subject of increasing interest as a new aquaculture group of low trophic requirements. Aquaculture development might help to reduce anthropogenic impacts on limpet populations and introduce measures for potential repopulation strategies, research that is in parallel with the study of different aspects of the early life history of this animal group.
This Research Topic aims to provide an integrated view of true limpet species biology and ecology, including distribution, ecological adaptations, life cycle and development, anthropogenic impacts and aquaculture advances.
The Research Topic encourages the submission of original research papers, reviews, short notes, methods, including, but not exclusively, the following topics:
• Systematics, biodiversity and biogeography;
• Anatomy and physiology;
• The role of limpets in coastal rocky ecosystems;
• Fisheries and stock management;
• New advances in methodologies and techniques for breeding, and larval and juvenile culture;
• Methodologies for stock enhancement.