Density, growth and reproduction of the sea urchin Anthocidaris crassispina (A. Agassiz) in two different adjacent habitats, the Sargassum area and Corallina area

Fisheries Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 234-240

  Yatsuya, Kousuke ^a,b   Nakahara, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoto Inst of Oceanic Fish Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocidaris crassispina; Articulated coralline turf; Corallina; Density; Growth; Reproduction; Sargassum; Sargassum forest

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCIDARIS CRASSISPINA; CORALLINA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; SARGASSUM;

EID: 2442577162     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2003.00796.x     Document Type: Article

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