Cue selection and ontogeny reveal larval settlement dynamics of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum, a keystone coral reef herbivore

Overview of attention for article published in Marine Biology, September 2023

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Scientists call long-spined sea urchins “the lawn mowers of the reefs” because they eat algae that could otherwise smother reef…

Scientists call long-spined sea urchins “the lawn mowers of the reefs” because they eat algae that could otherwise smother reef…

Scientists refer to long-spined sea urchins as “the lawn mowers of the reefs” because they consume algae that can otherwise…

Scientists are trying to raise as many urchins as possible because they eat algae that could otherwise smother reef ecosystems…

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