Sea urchins, their predators and prey in SW Portugal
Sea urchins play a key role structuring benthic communities of rocky shores through an intense herbivory. The most abundant sea urchin species on shallow rocky subtidal habitats of the SW coast of Portugal is <i>Paracentrotus lividus</i> (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). It is considered a ke...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00035/full |