Grazing by the Echinoid Diadema antillarum Philippi: Formation of Halos Around West Indian Patch Reefs
Ogden JC, Brown RA, Salesky N. 1973. Grazing by the Echinoid Diadema antillarum Philippi: Formation of Halos Around West Indian Patch Reefs. Science. 182(4113):715-717
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.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ogden, John; Brown, Richard; Salesky, Norman
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Echinoid, Flora, Marine Grass, Nocturnal Migrations, Vegetation Absence