Night surveys reveal abundant populations of sea urchins with high erosive potential in Cayo Arenas, Banco de Campeche

Night surveys reveal abundant populations of sea urchins with high erosive potential in Cayo Arenas, Banco de Campeche

Sea urchins perform key ecological functions in coral reefs, such as herbivory and erosion of calcareous structures, which intensify at night. The Cayo Arenas reef, Campeche Bank, Mexico, is located far from the coast, which has helped to protect it from direct anthropogenic threats. However, no in...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Cabrera Rivera, Ana Molina-Hernández, Francisco Medellín-Maldonado, Sergio Guendulain-García, Esmeralda Pérez-Cervantes, Rodolfo Rioja-Nieto, Alexis E Medina-Valmaseda, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2025-02-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
Subjects:
Echinoderms
Geoecological functions
Keystone species
Carbonate budget
Diadema antillarum
Campeche Bank
Online Access:https://cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/3508
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