Uneven demographic consequences of the 2022 disease outbreak for the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in Puerto Rico

Pervasive epizootic events have had a significant impact on marine invertebrates throughout the Caribbean, leading to severe population declines and consequential ecological implications. One such event was the regional collapse of herbivory, partly caused by the Diadema antillarum mortality event i...

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Main Authors: Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras, Claudia Patricia Ruiz-Diaz, Marcos A. Quiñones-Otero, Carlos Toledo-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/16675.pdf