Barrens of gold: gonad conditioning of an overabundant sea urchin

Barrens of gold: gonad conditioning of an overabundant sea urchin

Overgrazing by the overabundant native purple urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma has caused kelp-dominated reefs to shift to urchin barrens throughout southeastern Australia. These areas are characterised by low kelp abundance, low biodiversity and high urchin densities. As purple urchin gonads are a...

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Main Authors: Pert, CG, Swearer, SE, Dworjanyn, S, Kriegisch, N, Turchini, GM, Francis, DS, Dempster, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2018-08-01
Series:Aquaculture Environment Interactions
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/aei/v10/p345-361/

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