Echinoderms are a common component of benthic marine ecosystems, with many being
ecologically and/or economically important. Like many marine organisms, most …

This fully revised and expanded edition of Sea Urchins provides a wide-ranging
understanding of the biology and ecology of this key component of the world's oceans …

Current aquaculture practices have a detrimental impact on the environment, in particular
due to the release of high concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus that can induce …

The purple sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus is a Mediterranean and northeastern Atlantic
species. It is particularly common in the subtidal zone, down to depths of 10–20 m and in …

Plastic additives are utilized during the production of plastic to modify the attributes and
stability of the polymer. As oceanic plastic waste degrades, these additives can leach, and …

The development of rearing protocols promoting the larval development, pre and post-
metamorphosis are key for echinoculture. Mixed diets combining diatom with other …

Abstract The Mediterranean sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus Lamark, 1816 is a resource as
food and model organism for scientific research. Increasing market demand, commercial …

Paracentrotus lividus is a sea urchin with an important ecological role in the Cantabrian Sea
ecosystem, where its populations are in severe decline and the regional government has …

This study compared the growth of sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus larvae cultured using
two different rearing methods: a variable method based on a variable amount of feed …

The article discusses a study which examined the efficacy of algal-conditioned substrates to
induce settlement of edible purple sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) larvae. The study …