Predation of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum Philippi on living coral

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1975 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Oecologia, volume 20, pages 111-115 (issn: 0029-8549, eissn: 1432-1939,

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Authors: Rolf P M, Bak; Guillaume, van Eys;

doi: 10.1007/bf00369023

pmid: 28308817

Predation of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum Philippi on living coral

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On the coral reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) the sea urchin Diadema antillarum is a major coral predator. In areas with high coral cover, up to 8.2% of the Diadema population (with a density of 8.5 animals/m2) was feeding on living coral surfaces at night. Acropora species are the most heavily attacked corals.

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Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity Foundation
Curaçao

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