Shallow epifaunal sea cucumber densities and their relationship with the benthic community in the Okinawa Islands

Sea cucumbers are important ecological engineers in marine ecosystems. However, the fishery demand of some species, especially large-epifaunal and commercially used (LEC) sea cucumbers, has risen drastically, resulting in serious depletion of local populations for many species. Despite this problem,...

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Autori principali: Kohei Hamamoto, Angelo Poliseno, Taha Soliman, James Davis Reimer
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: PeerJ Inc. 2022-10-01
Serie:PeerJ
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Accesso online:https://peerj.com/articles/14181.pdf