Grazing by the Echinoid Diadema antillarum Philippi: Formation of Halos around West Indian Patch Reefs
- 16 November 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 182 (4113) , 715-717
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.182.4113.715
Abstract
Between patch reefs and marine grass communities there is normally a zone or "halo" of heavily grazed grass 2 to 10 meters wide. Grazing by the echinoid Diadema antillarum Philippi during nocturnal migrations off the reefs is found to be the major factor in the formation of halos.Keywords
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