Consumers of sea urchins, Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula, in shallow Mediterranean rocky reefs

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-116

  Guidetti, Paolo ^a  

^a Stazione di Biologia Marina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean Sea; Predators; Rocky reefs; Scavengers; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PREDATION RISK; PREY SELECTION; REEF; SCAVENGER; SIZE SELECTION;

BRINDISI; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TORRE GUACETO MARINE RESERVE;

ARBACIA; ARBACIA LIXULA; ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; CHROMIS; CHROMIS CHROMIS; CORIS (PERCIFORM); CORIS JULIS; DIPLODUS SARGUS; DIPLODUS VULGARIS; ECHINOIDEA; LETHRINIDAE; MARTHASTERIAS GLACIALIS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; PAVO; PISCES; SARGUS; THALASSOMA; THALASSOMA PAVO;

EID: 3843138736     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-004-0176-4     Document Type: Article

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