Grazing by the Echinoid Diadema Antillarum Philippi: Formation of Halos around West Indian Patch Reefs

Authors

John C. Ogden, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityFollow
Richard A. Brown, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Norman Salesky, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1973

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

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.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Science, v. 182, issue 4113, p. 715-717

Scholar Commons Citation

Ogden, John C.; Brown, Richard A.; and Salesky, Norman, "Grazing by the Echinoid Diadema Antillarum Philippi: Formation of Halos around West Indian Patch Reefs" (1973). Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications. 409.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/bin_facpub/409