Abundance of Diadema antillarum (echinodermata: Echinoidea) in the coasts of venezuela;Abundancia de Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) en las costas de Venezuela

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 793-802

  Noriega, Nicida ^a   Pauls, Sheila M ^b   Del Mónaco, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Diadema antillarum; Population density; Sea urchin; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA;

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA URCHIN; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA URCHINS; SEAWATER; VENEZUELA;

EID: 52149121193     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v54i3.12789     Document Type: Article

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