Movement and feeding activity of red sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) adjacent to a kelp forest

1977 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Mattison ◽  
J. D. Trent ◽  
A. L. Shanks ◽  
T. B. Akin ◽  
J. S. Pearse
Keyword(s):  
Red Sea ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Feeding Activity ◽  
Kelp Forest ◽  
Strongylocentrotus Franciscanus

Microsatellite loci from red sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus)

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 722-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. MILLER ◽  
K. H. KAUKINEN ◽  
K. LABEREE ◽  
K. J. SUPERNAULT
Keyword(s):  
Red Sea ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Strongylocentrotus Franciscanus

Estimating larval production of a broadcast spawner: the influence of density, aggregation, and the fertilization Allee effect

2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn J. Lundquist ◽  
Louis W. Botsford
Keyword(s):  
Red Sea ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Allee Effect ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Spatial Distributions ◽  
Strongylocentrotus Franciscanus ◽  
Broadcast Spawner ◽  
Larval Production ◽  
Red Sea Urchin

The effect of fishing on reproduction is typically quantified by computing the effects of changes in the species abundance and age structure on egg production. For broadcast spawners, reproduction also depends on the local spatial distribution of individuals. Broadcast spawners exhibit an Allee effect at low density: a decline in the fertilization of eggs, owing to increased distance between spawners. We present a method for assessing the likely impact of a fishery on broadcast spawners, based on gamete dispersion dynamics and individual spatial distributions. We use an individual-based model to simulate larval production over a range of uncertainties in dispersion characteristics. We illustrate our method for the red sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus , fishery in northern California, USA. The density of red sea urchins varied over space (0.1–1.6·m–2), and indices of aggregation were highest at low densities. As gamete dispersion distances increased, larval production exhibited a more linear relationship with density. Average larval production in 1996–1998 was 33.8% of production near the inception of the fishery. After accounting for decreases in mean density, the fertilization Allee effect accounted for 21.7 ± 4.1% of the decrease in larval production, and 45.2 ± 21.7% if sea urchins were not aggregated.

scholarly journals Growth and mortality of red sea urchins Strongylocentrotus franciscanus across a latitudinal gradient

1999 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 189-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
TA Ebert ◽  
JD Dixon ◽  
SC Schroeter ◽  
PE Kalvass ◽  
NT Richmond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Sea ◽  
Latitudinal Gradient ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Strongylocentrotus Franciscanus

scholarly journals Red sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) and water flow influence epiphytic macroalgae density

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trine Bekkby ◽  
Gro Angeltveit ◽  
Hege Gundersen ◽  
Lise Tveiten ◽  
Kjell Magnus Norderhaug
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Sea Urchins
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