Echinoderms are a common component of benthic marine ecosystems, with many being ecologically and/or economically important. Like many marine organisms, most …
In this study, we investigated whether failure of sea urchin recruitment can explain an ongoing phase shift from overgrazed, barren grounds to kelp forests along the coast of mid …
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The physical environment within a California kelp bed is modified from that of the region by the large drag of the massed plants. The change is greatest for longshore motions, where …
Sea urchins are voracious herbivores that influence the ecological structure and function of nearshore ecosystems throughout the world. Like many species that produce planktonic …
In central Norway, populations of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis are collapsing, but the factors controlling its population density have not yet been elucidated …
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the ecology of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (S. droebachiensis). It is the most widely distributed member of the …
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, the green sea urchin, has a broad Arctic-boreal distribution and is commonly associated with laminarian kelp. As an omnivorous grazer, its …
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and S. purpuratus, commonly known as the red and purple sea urchins, are important animals to the structure of kelp forest communities throughout …