Growth and age structure of sea urchins (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) in complex barrens and native macroalgal beds in eastern Tasmania

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Pederson, Hugh G ^a   Johnson, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age structure; Barrens habitat; Growth; Heliocidaris erythrogramma; Size structure; Undaria pinnatifida

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COLONIZATION; ECHINODERM; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; MACROALGA; MORPHOMETRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE; SIZE STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ECHINOIDEA; HELIOCIDARIS ERYTHROGRAMMA; UNDARIA; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 44649143279     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm168     Document Type: Article

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