Effects of five southern California macroalgal diets on consumption, growth, and gonad weight, in the purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Consumer growth and reproductive capacity are direct functions of diet. Strongylocentrotid sea urchins, the dominant herbivores in California kelp forests, strongly prefer giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), but are highly catholic in their ability to consume other species. The biomass of Macrocystis...

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Published in:PeerJ
Main Authors: Foster, Matthew C., Byrnes, Jarrett E.K., Reed, Daniel C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015
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Ecology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4304870/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25653904
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.719
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