Survivorship and feeding preferences among size classes of outplanted sea urchins, Tripneustes gratilla, and possible use as biocontrol for invasive alien algae
We investigate the survivorship, growth and diet preferences of hatchery-raised juvenile urchins, Tripneustes gratilla, to evaluate the efficacy of their use as biocontrol agents in the efforts to reduce alien invasive algae. In flow-through tanks, we measured urchin growth rates, feeding rates and...
Main Authors: | Charley E. Westbrook, Rory R. Ringang, Sean Michael A. Cantero, HDAR & TNC Urchin Team, Robert J. Toonen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2015-09-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1235.pdf |
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