Multiple processes regulate long-term population dynamics of sea urchins on Mediterranean rocky reefs.

We annually monitored the abundance and size structure of herbivorous sea urchin populations (Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula) inside and outside a marine reserve in the Northwestern Mediterranean on two distinct habitats (boulders and vertical walls) over a period of 20 years, with the aim...

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Main Authors: Bernat Hereu, Cristina Linares, Enric Sala, Joaquim Garrabou, Antoni Garcia-Rubies, David Diaz, Mikel Zabala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3350477?pdf=render