Bioerosion caused by the sea urchin Diadema Mexicanum (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) at Bahías de Huatulco, Western Mexico

Mexican Pacific sea urchin studies have been focused mainly on species distribution, ecology and fisheries. Reef degradation by sea urchin bioerosion has not been studied previously en these reefs. We investigate the importance of Diadema mexicanum as a bioerosive agent of coral carbonate at Bahias...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista de biología tropical 2005-12, Vol.53 Suppl 3 (suppl. 3), p.263-273
Hauptverfasser:	Herrera Escalante, T, Lopez Perez, RA, Leyte Morales, GE
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anthozoa - physiology Carbonates - metabolism Conservation of Natural Resources Diadema mexicanum Ecosystem Environmental Monitoring Feeding Behavior - physiology Marine Mexico Population Density Population Dynamics Predatory Behavior - physiology Sea Urchins - physiology Seawater - microbiology
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