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Can one species determine the structure of the benthic community on a temperate rocky reef? The case of the long-spined sea-urchin Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in the eastern Atlantic
Tuya, F.; Boyra, A.; Sánchez-Jérez, P.; Barberá, C.; Haroun, R. (2004). Can one species determine the structure of the benthic community on a temperate rocky reef? The case of the long-spined sea-urchin Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in the eastern Atlantic. Hydrobiologia 519(1-3): 211-214. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/b:hydr.0000026599.57603.bf
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more
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Keywords
Author keywords
    barrens, key-herbivores, overgrazing

Authors  Top | Datasets 
  • Tuya, F.
  • Boyra, A.
  • Sánchez-Jérez, P.
  • Barberá, C.
  • Haroun, R.

Abstract
    We sampled 36 coastal rocky reefs throughout the overall Canarian Archipelago and consider (1) the daily macroalgal consumption of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum and (2) the daily net production of macroalgae along temperate rocky-substrates, to provide evidence that Diadema antillarum plays an important role in the structure of the shallow benthic environment of the eastern Atlantic. D. antillarum was found to be the main key-herbivore species, as it controls by its own the algal assemblages, with negligible contribution of other grazing species.

Datasets (2)
  • PecesCCV: ECOAQUA institute, University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Spain; (2015): Fish observations delivered by "Canarias por una Costa Viva" project, more
  • InvertebratesCCV: ECOAQUA institute, University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Spain; (2015): Invertebrates observations delivered by "Canarias por una Costa Viva" project, more

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